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Section 7. NJCAA DIVISION III MEN’S SOCCER 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 Men’s Soccer Committee. Poll will be released the
second Tuesday of August. The first regular season poll will be voted on the first Monday in September. The last poll will be voted on
during the first Monday in November. TBD due to COVID-19
C. The NJCAA Division III Men’s Soccer 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 Men’s Soccer Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
1. The voters will consist of the seven members of the NJCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Committee.
2. A first-place vote receives 10 points and 10th-place vote receives 1 point.
E. Poll Criteria
1. Overall body of work
2. Head-to-head competition vs. ranked opponents (in or out of region)
3. Head-to-head competition vs. best opponents/league/region
4. Win/loss record
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 Tuesday due to a federal holiday