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G. The official NCAA Rules will be followed regarding weather conditions and suspended play.
H. In the event of unavoidable delays due to either weather or unforeseen causes, the Tournament Director and the NJCAA
Representative reserves the right to re-schedule game times or make other arrangements as necessary as long as there is no
extension to the length of the tournament dates.
Section 6. Officials
The NJCAA Committee on Softball recommends that the Tournament Host secure qualified college rated officials.
Section 7. Finances
A. All tournament expenses shall be paid by the Tournament Host.
B. Each college shall pay its own expenses.
Section 8. National Poll Procedure
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 Softball Committee. Poll will be released the third
Tuesday of January. The first regular season poll will be voted on the second Monday in February. The last poll will be voted on during
the second Monday in May. TBD due to COVID-19
C. The NJCAA Division III Softball 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 Softball Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
1. The voters will consist of the five members of the NJCAA Division III Softball Committee.
2. A first-place vote receives 10 points and 10th-place vote receives 1 point.
E. Poll voting criteria:
1. Overall record
2. Record since last poll
3. Last 10 games
4. Record vs. District opponents
5. Record vs. DI, DII, DIII opponents
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