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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.
O. District Timeout Information:
1. For district play involving two or more regions, the media timeout policy listed above (Section N. 1.) is to be used.
P. 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.
Q. Crowd Control: The responsibility for crowd control rests with the director of the tournament. Refer to Rule 10 - Section 5,
Article 1 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.
R. No building of cheerleader pyramids will be allowed in the National Basketball Tournament.
Section 5. Officials
Tournament Director and NJCAA Director of Championships shall select the officials in conjunction with the NJCAA Division III Basketball
Committee.
Section 6. Finances
A. Each college shall pay their own expenses.
Section 7. National 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 III 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. TBD due to COVID-19
C. The NJCAA Division III 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 III Women's Basketball Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
1. The voters will consist of the seven members of the Division III Women's Basketball Committee.
2. A first-place vote receives 10 points and 10th-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-10 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