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25. SOFTBALL – DIVISION II
Section 1. Tournament Dates
The NJCAA Women's Softball Tournament will be held during the fourth week in May.
May 25-29, 2021 at Choccolocco Park; Oxford, AL
May 24-28, 2022 at Choccolocco Park; Oxford, AL
May 23-27, 2023 at Tyger River Park; Spartanburg, SC
Section 2. Tournament Host Pre-Tournament Responsibilities
A. Pre-Tournament information shall be sent out by April 1, 2021 by the Tournament Director.
B. The Tournament Host shall notify the participating teams of time schedules and other pertinent tournament information, including a
coaches and official’s pre-tournament meeting.
C. The Tournament Host shall be responsible for the promotion, advertising and ticket sales of the contest. They shall secure the
playing site and make all the arrangements for the handling of the spectators.
Section 3. Qualification of Teams for Competition
A. Districts:

2020-2021 NJCAA DII SOFTBALL DISTRICTS

DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S)

Central A 24A Central B 16, 24B Great Lakes A 12A Great Lakes B 12B
Gulf A 23A Gulf B 23B Mid-Atlantic 20 Midwest A 4W

Midwest B 4E Northeast 3, 15, 19, 21 North Plains A 9, 11B North Plains B 11A, 13

Plains A 2, 6A Plains B 6B South Atlantic 8, 10 West 1

B. Teams must notify District Directors by April 1, 2021 of their intent to participate in a district playoff.
C. District and Region play must be complete on or before Saturday, May 16, 2021 TBD due to COVID-19
D. All colleges must qualify in compliance with Article XII of the NJCAA bylaws.
E. District Tournaments must be double elimination.
F. District Directors shall be responsible for the following:
1. Determining date of their respective District Tournaments and notifying the National Tournament Director in writing by Jan. 1
2. Determining the playoff format, dates, sites and financial responsibility.
3. Complete and submit district playoff contract to the Division II Softball Chair at the Annual Meeting:
4. Notify the NJCAA National Office when the results of that tournament are known.
G. Substitution Process
1. In the event there is no representative from a district, a runner-up from another district will be selected to fill the vacancy using a
substitution order. When a team accepts or declines the opportunity to compete in the NJCAA through the substitution procedure,
that district drops to the end of the substitution order and the next district moves up accordingly.
2. The substitution order is as follows: NE, NP-B, Pla-B, Cen-B, Gul-B, Gul-A, MA, W, Pla-A, MW-A, MW-IB, SA, NP-A, GL-B, Cen-A,
GL-A
H. The following is the 2021 national tournament first round pairings. The tournament will be double elimination:
#1 Seed #3 Seed
Game 1 Game 5
#16 Seed #14 Seed

#8 Seed #6 Seed
Game 2 Game 6
#9 Seed #11 Seed

#5 Seed #7 Seed

Game 3 Game 7
#12 Seed #10 Seed

#4 Seed #2 Seed
Game 4 Game 8

#13 Seed #15 Seed