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8. BASKETBALL – WOMEN’S – DIVISION II
Section 1. Tournament Dates
The NJCAA Women's Championship Basketball Tournament will be conducted:
April 20-24, 2021 at St. Clair County Community College; Port Huron, MI
March 15-19, 2022 at St. Clair County Community College; Port Huron, MI
March 14-18, 2023 at St. Clair County Community College; Port Huron, MI
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. Qualification of Teams for Tournament Play
A. 1. 16 district winners will participate in the tournament.
2. The qualifying teams shall come from the following 16 districts:

2020-2021 NJCAA DII WOMEN’S BASKETBALL DISTRICTS

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

Central 24 East A 15, 19, 21 East B 15, 19, 21 Great Lakes A 12W

Great Lakes B 12E Great Lakes C 12S Mid-Atlantic 20 Midwest A 4A

Midwest B 4B North 3 North Central 11 Northwest 9, 13
Plains
Plains 6 South Central 2, 16 Southeast 10 West 1

3. All 16 teams will be seeded (see Tournament Seeding).
B. Each District shall determine its entry.
C District winners must be determined two Sunday’s prior to the start of the tournament: Sunday, March 7, 2021. TBD due to COVID-19
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. 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 included,
but are not limited to: the offending institution will not have access to the uploaded games, a Letter of Reprimand to the offending
college president and the head coach will be suspended from coaching the first national tournament game.
Section 4. Rules and Procedures
A. NCAA Rules shall be used with the exception of uniform NCAA authenticating mark that requires pre-approval prior to production.
B. The official tournament ball will be the Spalding TF1000 LEGACY 28.5 (74-8209).
C. Teams are limited to the number of 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. The National Tournament Bracket with placement and game numbers are as follows:

#3 Seed #1 Seed
Game 1 Game 5
#14 Seed #16 Seed
#6 Seed #8 Seed
Game 2 Game 6
#11 Seed #9 Seed
#7 Seed #5 Seed
Game 3 Game 7
#10 Seed #12 Seed
#2 Seed #4 Seed
Game 4 Game 8
#15 Seed #13 Seed

1. The NJCAA Championship host college may move their first contest/game into a primetime evening slot to increase attendance.
In doing so, the entire bracket must be adjusted to ensure equity to all.
E. See Article XII Team Sport District Qualification for National Tournaments Sections 1 and 2.
F. If a district winner declines to participate, the district runner-up shall be the representative. Should a district winner or runner-up
decline to enter the NJCAA Tournament, the order of substitutions listed in the handbook shall be used to determine teams for the
NJCAA Tournament. When a team accepts or declines the opportunity to compete in the NJCAA Tournament through the
substitution procedure, the district drops to the end of the substitution order.
G. The substitution order is as follows: SC, W, NWP, C, EA, P, GLS, MA, N, GLE, SE, EB, MWB, GLW, NWP, MWA
H. Games will be played on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday with each team playing a minimum of two games.