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2020 Division III Women’s Pairings

L1 Game 1 W1

Game 5 Game 7 W7

L2 Game 2 W2

Game 9 W9

L3 Game 3 W3

Game 6 Game 8 W8

L4 Game 4 W4

I. Tournament Format
1. Seeding Process
A. The eight teams in the tournament will be seeded.
B. Each committee member will submit the ranking form with their top eight teams.
C. Final seeding will be conducted through a conference call.
D. Matchups: #1 vs. #8 - #2 vs. #7 - #3 vs. #6 - #4 vs. #5.
2. Seeding Criteria
A. Most recent rankings.
B. Game-by-game results that must be entered into the NJCAA Stats System.
C. Strength of District – defined as placement in the National Tournament in the past three years.
3. Tournament Schedule Thursday: Games 1-4 | Friday: Games 5-8 | Sunday: 9
4. Tournament Format
A. Assign point system to determine places 3-8 as follows:
i. 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie
ii. Tie Breaker
iii. Shut Outs
iv. Goals Against
v. Goals For
J. The Select “Super” or “Brilliant Super” ball shall be the official regular season game ball of the NJCAA. The Select “Super” ball
shall be used at NJCAA Championships.
1. 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 that this stipulation is not met, to handle the
infraction which includes sending the athletic director of the offending school a letter of reprimand.” The game shall be played
with the offending head coach receiving a yellow card and the host region being responsible.
Note: Region Directors shall collect and report any violations and 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 differences between NCAA Rules and NJCAA playing regulations.
C. A game once begun is in the hands of the field officials.
D. The three-person system of officiating shall be used during postseason play.
Section 6. Finances
A. Each college shall pay its own team expenses.
B. The entry fee shall be $350 and shall be paid by the eight teams involved in the National Tournament.
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.
E. The preseason rankings will be conducted at the discretion of the NJCAA Division III 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
F. The NJCAA Division III 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.
G. 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 Soccer Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
1. The voters will consist of the seven members of the NJCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Committee.
2. A first-place vote receives 10 points and 10th-place vote receives 1 point.
H. Poll Criteria
1. Overall body of work
i. Record against NJCAA Division III opponents for the season
ii. Record against NJCAA Division III top 10 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
I. 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