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2020-2021 NJCAA DI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FORMAT
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6

G1: 16 vs. 17 G7: 14 vs. 19 G13 4 vs. 13/20 Winner G17: 9 Winner vs. 10 Winner
G21:
G2: 9 vs. 24 G8: 11 vs. 22 G14: 5 vs. 12/21 Winner G18: 11 Winner vs. 12 Winner 17 Winner
vs.
19 Winner
G3: 15 vs. 18 G9: 1 vs. 16/17 Winner G15: 3 vs. 14/19 Winner G19: 13 Winner vs. 14 Winner G23:
21 Winner
vs.
G4: 10 vs. 23 G10: 8 vs. 9/24 Winner G16: 6 vs. 11/22 Winner G20: 15 Winner vs. 16 Winner 22 Winner
G22:
18 Winner
G5: 13 vs. 20 G11: 2 vs. 15/18 Winner vs.
20 Winner
G6: 12 vs. 21 G12: 7 vs. 10/23 Winner

F. All postseason play will follow NJCAA rules.
National Tournament Timeout Information (this applies to the National Tournament only):
1. Media Timeouts (Taken from Rule 5, Section 14, Article 10 of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rulebook):
i. Three 30-second timeouts for each team per regulation game.
ii. One full timeout for each team per regulation game that may be used anytime during the game.
a. Each team may carry three timeouts into the second half.
b. A team that uses no timeout in the first half will lose one 30-second timeout.
iii. Electronic media timeouts shall occur at or below the 5-minute mark in each period when the game clock is stopped when there
has been no team-called timeout that proceeds this dead ball.
iv. The first timeout requested by either team in the second half shall become the length of a timeout
called for by the electronic-media agreement.
a. In any extra period the first timeout granted to either team may become an electronic media timeout.
v. When a timeout is granted before the media marks or creates the first dead ball at or below the 5- minute mark
in a period, that timeout will become the electronic media timeout for that period. (Exception: Rule 5-14.10.d.)
vi. Each team shall be entitled to one additional 30-second timeout during each extra period in addition to any
timeouts not used previously.
vii. The extra timeout shall not be granted until after the ball becomes live to begin the extra period.
2. No dunking in pre-game and halftime warmups. No music will be played at any dead ball situation in both regular
and postseason play.
G. District Timeout Information:
1. For district play involving two or more regions, the media timeout policy listed above (Section E. 1.) is to be used.
H. All filming must be handled through the Tournament Director.
I. Member colleges shall be limited to 30 games plus NJCAA postseason play.
Note: Postseason play is defined as Regional Tournaments. Each college may play one foreign game during the current
academic year without this game counting against the 30-game limit.
J. Crowd Control: The responsibility for crowd control rests with the director of the tournament. Refer to Rule 10-4 Section 5 in the
NCAA Basketball Rulebook regarding noisemakers. Bands, or any component thereof, are not allowed to play while the
competition is in progress. This rule applies to all NJCAA tournament basketball games.
K. No building of cheerleader pyramids will be allowed in the National Basketball Tournament.
L. All cheerleaders must be in college issued uniform.
M. See Section 15 for Basketball Tournament Decorum Policy.
N. Use of video review is recommended for District and National Tournament.
Section 5. Officials
The Tournament Director shall select a commissioner. Officials shall not officiate games involving teams from their respective region/state.
A. Officials can only call for two straight years and then they must take a year off.
Section 6. Tournament Seeding
A. The seeding committee will consist of the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee members and Division I Women’s
Sectional Directors. The NJCAA Women’s Basketball Coaches Association President or Division I Representative will participate in
the seeding conference call for informational purposes only as a non-voting member and will be excused from the call prior to the
actual seeding process. If the Coaches Association Representative’s team qualifies for the tournament, the highest ranked
Coaches Association officer with a Division I basketball institution will be substituted.
B. All teams will be seeded and at-large teams will be chosen by the following criteria:
1. Final poll results (regular season body of work).
2. Participation and placement in respective Region/District Tournament
3. Strength of Schedule – Overall record vs. Division II and/or Division III member institutions. Results (wins or losses) vs. non-
member institutions (except for California Community College and NWAC organizations) will not be considered for national
polls, at-large selections, or seeding for the national tournament.
4. Quality wins/losses (against teams in poll/teams in national tournament).
5. Historical results of the district in national championships over the last five years.
C. Teams will be seeded 1-24 with no restrictions. The top eight teams will receive an opening round bye in the tournament. The
Seeding Committee will seed all tournament qualifiers on Sunday, March 7, 2021. TBD due to COVID-19