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Section 6. Officials
Certified PAVO and USA Volleyball rated officials as line judges and scorers will be used for the bracket play.
Section 7. Finances
A. All tournament expenses shall be paid by the Tournament Host.
B. Each college shall pay their own expenses.
Section 8. Regular Season
A. NCAA rules will be used. When a two out of three match is played, the 3rd match shall be to 15 points. All two out of three
matches will be included in team records and statistical reports.
B. Matches that are played on a timed basis will not be included in a team’s record or statistical reports.
C. Two out of three set matches will not be considered in national poll consideration and for the seeding for the National
Tournament.
Section 9. 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 II Volleyball 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 II Volleyball 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 II Volleyball Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
1. The voters will consist of the seven members of the NJCAA Division II Volleyball Committee.
2. A first-place vote receives 20 points and 20th-place vote receives 1 point.
E. Poll 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-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