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7. BASKETBALL – WOMEN’S – DIVISION
Section 1. Tournament Dates
The NJCAA Women's Championship Basketball Tournament begins on the Monday prior to the third Tuesday in March.
April 19-24, 2021 at Rip Griffin Center; Lubbock, TX
March 14-19, 2022 at Rip Griffin Center; Lubbock, TX
March 20-25, 2023 at Rip Griffin Center; Lubbock, TX
Section 2 Tournament Host Pre-Tournament Responsibilities
A. The Tournament Host will notify the qualifying teams of the time schedules and other pertinent tournament information.
B. The Tournament Host shall be responsible for the promotion, advertising and ticket sales of the contest. They shall secure the
playing site and make all the arrangements for the handling of spectators.
C. No entry fee will be required.
Section 3. Division I Qualifications of Teams for Tournament Play
A. Sixteen districts and eight at-large teams will participate in the 2021 NJCAA Tournament. No more
than three teams from one district may be chosen in any combination (district champions and at-large).
B. The 2021 Tournament Bracket will be a 24-team single elimination bracket (see Tournament Seeding).
C. Sixteen District Champions will receive automatic bids.
D. Upon qualification for the National Tournament, each team will be required to upload a complete game film in one file for their last
game played – including postseason – to the NJCAA official film exchange per instructions provided by the NJCAA
National Office. If an At-Large team’s last game was against a National Tournament qualifier who will already have a different game
uploaded to the film exchange, the At-Large qualifier will upload film from their last game played against a team that didn’t qualify for
the National Tournament. Teams must upload their game film no later than 48 hours following the release of the fully seeded
bracket. Game films must be from a half-court view and must be of good quality where player numbers are visible. Penalties for non-
compliance will include, but are not limited to: the offending institution will not have access to the uploaded games on the NJCAA
official film exchange, a letter of reprimand to offending college president and the head coach will be suspended from coaching the
first National Tournament game.
E. Districts:

2020-2021 NJCAA DI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL DISTRICTS

DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S)

Appalachian 7 Central 11, 16 Gulf 23 Mid-South 14
Northwest
Midwest 24 North Central 4, 13 Northeast 15, 20 9
Plains
Plains 6 Rocky Mountain 18 South 22 South Atlantic 8
South Central 2 Southeast 10, 17 Southwest 5 West 1

NJCAA DI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FINAL DISTRICT DATES
2021 March 6 2022 March 5 2023 March 11

F. District winners must be determined by the second Saturday prior to the start of the championship tournament.
G. A district championship game must be played in order for teams to qualify for the national championship. If a district fails to
provide a representative to the National Tournament, the following process will be used:
1. District runner-up
2. District replacement order as stated in district contract
H. The district playoff winner will receive a plaque to be provided by the NJCAA National Office
I. District playoff games must be played on regulation size court.
J. The At-Large Selection Committee will be a six-member committee made up of two full-time members and four at-large members
who will serve two-year terms on the committee. The At-Large Committee will make the at-large selection on Sunday, March 7,
2021. TBD due to COVID-19
1. Full-time members (approved every three years by the NJCAA)
i. NJCAA National Office Representative
ii. Chair of the NJCAA Division I Basketball Committee
iii. At-Large members (two-year terms) selected by the Basketball Committee and approved by the NJCAA:
a. 2018-2020 Southeast Regional Director (Regions 7, 8, 10, 17, 22, 23) Michelle Ivey
b. 2018-2020 Midwest Regional Director (Regions 4, 6, 11, 13, 16, 24) Dan Mason
K. A coach or Athletic Director on the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee, or officer of the Coaches Association may not
participate in the selection process if their team is under consideration.
Section 4. Rules and Procedures
A. NCAA Rules shall be used with the exception of uniform NCAA authenticating mark that requires preapproval prior to production.
B. The official tournament ball will be the Spalding TF1000 Legacy 28.5 (74-8209)
C. Teams are limited to the 15 players which corresponds to the number of letters of intent as listed in the basketball sport
procedures. Once the roster is entered in the official scorebook, no substitutions may be made.
D. For each game of the tournament, the team with higher seed (lower number) in each game will be the HOME TEAM and wear light
colored jerseys/uniform. The lower seed (higher number) will be the VISITOR TEAM and wear dark colored jerseys/uniform.
E. The 2021 National Tournament Bracket with placement and game numbers are as follows: