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

Game 1 Game 7 Game 12 Game 18 Game 23

Game 2 Game 8 Game 13 Game 19 Game 24

Game 3 Game 9 Game 14 Game 20 Game 25
Game 4 Game 10 Game 15 Game 21 Game 26

Game 5 Game 11 Game 16 Game 22

Game 6 Game 17

NOTE: The Division II Basketball Committee reserves the right to adjust the district qualification procedures using current
declaration numbers. The adjustments must be published no later than November 15, annually. Specific district playoff procedures
are the responsibility of the respective Regional Directors and must be published by December 15, annually.
I. All postseason play will follow NJCAA rules.
J. All filming must be handled through the Tournament Director.
K. 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
college year without this game counting against the 30-game limit.
L. 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 artificial noisemakers. Bands, or any component thereof, are not allowed to play while the
competition is in progress. This rule applies to all NJCAA Basketball Tournament games.
M. No building of cheerleader pyramids will be allowed during the National Basketball Tournament.
N. All cheerleaders must be in college issued uniforms.
O. No dunking in pre-game and halftime warmups. No music will be played at any dead ball situation in both regular and postseason
play.
P. 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.
Q. National Tournament Timeout Information (this applies to 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. 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.
R. District Timeout Information:
1. For district play involving two or more regions, the media timeout policy listed above (Section Q. 1.) is to be used.
S. Each team will have 20 minutes to warm up between games at the National Tournament.
Section 5. Officials
The Tournament Director shall select the officials in conjunction with the NJCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Committee.
Section 6. Seeding Procedure
A. All sixteen teams will be seeded by the NJCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Committee.
B. The seeding will take place a week prior to the start of the tournament.
C. Seeding will be on the basis of, in no particular order:
1. Regional placement in the National Tournament the previous year.
2. Strength of Region/District.
3. National Poll.
4. Overall JUCO Record.
D. Should a member of the seeding committee be a coach of a team that participates in the tournament, that individual shall be
excluded from the seeding process.
E. The seeding meeting will be held no later than Monday, March 8, 2021.