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Section 7. NJCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Poll
A. In order for teams to be considered for weekly national rankings, all scores from the previous week must be entered
into the NJCAA PrestoSports Stats System by 11:59 PM ET on Sunday of each week.
1. All statistics from the previous week must be entered into the NJCAA PrestoSports Stats System by 2:00 PM ET
on Monday of each week.
B. The preseason rankings will be conducted at the discretion of the NJCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Committee. Poll will
be released the last week of October. The first regular season poll will be voted on during the second week of November. The
last poll will be voted on during the final week of February.
C. The NJCAA Division II Women's Basketball Poll will be released Monday of each week unless the Monday is a national
holiday where the poll will be released on Tuesday.
D. Each team’s performance from the previous week will be compiled in a report through the NJCAA PrestoSports Stats System
and disseminated to the NJCAA Division II Women's Basketball Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
1. The voters will consist of the seven members of the Division II Women's Basketball Committee.
2. A first-place vote receives 20 points and 20th-place vote receives 1 point
E. Poll Criteria
1. Strength of region
2. Strength of schedule
3. Game Scores
4. National Tournament finish
5. Record vs. DI, DII, DIII opponents
F. The poll voters will submit their top-20 rankings to the NJCAA National Office online system by 1:00 PM ET on Mondays, unless
the Monday prior is a national holiday where votes will be due on Tuesday. The National Office will compile the votes for each
team and release the final rankings Monday afternoon.
G. Poll Dates: TBD due to COVID-19
^Preseason poll
*Poll is released Wednesday due to a federal holiday.