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J. The official tournament ball for will be the Select Super NJCAA match ball. The Select “Super” or “Brilliant Super” ball
shall be the official regular season game ball of the NJCAA beginning.
i. Penalty for non-compliance of using the NJCAA Official Ball: “(Exception to NCAA Rule 2 “The Ball”) - Four official game
balls must be provided by the host team, in order to begin play. In the event this stipulation is not met, the game shall be
played with the offending head coach receiving a yellow card and the host Region being responsible to handle the
infraction which includes sending the athletic director of the offending school a letter of reprimand.”
Note: Region Directors shall collect and report any violations, and then submit them to the NJCAA National Office at the
conclusion of the season.
Section 5. Officials
A. Only NISOA approved officials may be used in the tournament.
B. The Tournament Director shall be responsible for securing the field officials. The NJCAA Soccer Committee Chair/designee will
communicate with all officials assigned to the tournament explaining the differences between NCAA Rules and NJCAA playing
regulations.
C. Once the game has begun, it is in the hand of the field officials.
D. The three-person system of refereeing shall be used in all postseason tournament play.
E. No referee may officiate a contest in which his/her own region is participating at the national level.
Section 6. Finances
A. Each college shall pay its own team expenses.
Section 7. Procedures for National 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 I and II Women’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 I and II Women’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 I and II Women’s Soccer Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
1. The voters will consist of the seven members of the NJCAA Division I and II Women’s Soccer Committee.
2. A first-place vote receives 20 points and 20th-place vote receives 1 point.
E. Poll Criteria
1. Overall body of work
i. Record against NJCAA Division opponents for the season
ii. Record against NJCAA Division top 20 teams for the season
iii. Overall record vs. NJCAA teams
2. Strength of schedule
i. Number of games against ranked opponents
3. Strength of conference/region
i. Previous national tournament finish
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 Tuesday due to a federal holiday