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18. LACROSSE - MEN’S
Section 1. Tournament Dates
A. The NJCAA Men’s Lacrosse Semifinals will commence on the second Saturday in May.
B. The dates for the NJCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament are as follows:
The quarterfinals will be conducted at the highest seeded team on the Saturday prior to the National Tournament
Semifinals weekend. Game times will be 1:00 PM local time.
Semifinals Dates: May 15-16, 2021 at Nassau Community College; Garden City, NY
May 14-15, 2022 at Nassau Community College; Garden City, NY
May 13-14, 2023 at TBD; TBD
Section 2. Tournament Qualifying and Selection Process
A. Current NJCAA Eligibility Rules shall apply.
B. All regional competition must be completed two weeks prior to the National Tournament Semifinals weekend.
C. Participating teams are chosen using the following format:
1. Six qualifying teams come from the following districts:

2020-2021 NJCAA MEN’S LACROSSE DISTRICTS
DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S)

Mid-Atlantic 20 North* 3 North Atlantic 19 Northeast 15 At-Large All

*North District receives two automatic qualifiers to the National Tournament

D. The At-Large Selection/Seeding Committee will consist of five members, to include the Lacrosse Chair and one non-coaching
representative from each of the following regions:
1. Region 3 – Gary Broadhurst (Mohawk Valley Community College)
2. Region 15 - Chris DePew (Sullivan County Community College)
3. Region 19 - Jack Sullivan (County College of Morris)
4. Region 20 - Ed Durham (Cecil College)
E. The At-Large Selection/Seeding Committee will use the following criteria, in no specific order, to select the At-Large Team and seed
the six teams.
1. NJCAA record vs. common opponents
2. Head-to-head competition unless teams are tied
3. Overall NJCAA Record
4. Strength of schedule
5. Overall win-loss record
Section 3. Tournament Events
The NJCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament shall be conducted as a single-elimination event. On the weekend prior to the national
championship weekend, the number six seed will play at the number three seed, and the number five seed will play at the number four
seed. The two quarterfinal winners then join the top two seeds at the National Championship semifinals site. The lowest remaining
seeded team will play the number one seed.
Section 4. Rules and Officials
A. The Tournament Host shall be responsible for securing the services of all necessary officials, judges, etc. to satisfactorily conduct
the tournament as determined by the NJCAA Committee on Lacrosse.
B. Once postseason tournament play begins, games will be played under NCAA rules.
C. The shot clock is a 30-second period that stops and starts in sync with the game clock. The synchronization can be done
automatically, or by separate manual device.
Acceptable forms of shot clocks include: permanent shot clocks located on both ends of the field, portable shot clocks located on
both ends of the field, portable shot clock located at the scorers' table at midfield, or the use of existing scoreboard and stop watch,
should the shot clock time be kept at the scorers' table at midfield, event staff must count down out loud the last 15 seconds of the
shot clock. A horn will need to be sounded at the expiration of the shot clock if synchronization with the scoreboard/game-horn is not
possible.
D. 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.
Section 5. Finances
A. Each college shall pay its own team expenses.
B. The host of the quarterfinal games shall pay all game expenses.
C. The entry fee shall be $200.
Section 7. NJCAA 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 Joint Lacrosse Committee. Poll will be released
the third Monday of February. The first regular season poll will be voted on the first Monday in March. The last poll will be
voted on during the last Monday in April. TBD due to COVID-19
C. The NJCAA Joint Lacrosse 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 Joint Lacrosse Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
1. The voters will consist of the seven members of the NJCAA Joint Lacrosse Committee.
2. A first-place vote receives 10 points and 10th-place vote receives 1 point.