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32. VOLLEYBALL – WOMEN’S – DIVISION III
Section 1. Tournament Dates - Division III:
April 14-16, 2021 at Rochester Regional Sports Center; Rochester, MN
November 11-13, 2021 at Rochester Regional Sports Center; Rochester, MN
November 10-12, 2022 at Rochester Regional Sports Center; Rochester, MN
Tournament Host Pre-Tournament Responsibilities
A. All entry forms shall be sent to the Tournament Director prior to October 1.
B. The Tournament Director will also send a time schedule, deadlines, video recording procedures and other pertinent information.
Section 2. Team Qualification
A. The qualifying teams shall come from the following 10 districts and two at-large selections made by the NJCAA Division III Volleyball
committee (for 2020-21 only due to COVID-19)

2020-2021 NJCAA DIII VOLLEYBALL DISTRICTS

DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S)
Mid-Atlantic A 10, 12, 20 Mid-Atlantic B 10, 12, 20 Midwest 4, 13 North A 3A

North B 3B North Atlantic A 19A North Atlantic B 19B Northeast A 15, 21

Northeast B 15, 21 Southwest 5 At-Large All At-Large All

B. In the event that there is an open berth, the NJCAA Volleyball Committee shall fill the open berth using the following criteria:
1. District runner-up of the district whose champion is unable to attend.
2. Host college.
3. Substitution order: District N-A, NP-A, MW, NE-A, NP-B, N-B, SW, NE-B
C. In the event that volleyball is added within a region or a new region is established, that region would be included in the closest
district.
D. All region winners must submit roster, 5x7 team picture and entry form to the Tournament Director by October 30. Team photos
must have individuals in team uniform in a formal pose with visible number.
1. The official roster submitted must reflect the same number and name for each player regardless of uniform color throughout
tournament play.
E. District Playoffs
1. District Directors shall file procedures and dates to the NJCAA National Office by October 1.
2. District Directors shall submit a financial plan for handling the District Tournament, subject to approval by Regional Directors
involved.
3. All District Playoffs shall be completed by April 3, 2021. Regions that are involved in District Tournaments must have their
Regional Tournaments completed no later than four days prior to the district.
4. Certified PAVO or USA Volleyball rated officials are recommended for all regional and district playoffs.
5. District Formats
Section 3. Tournament Seeding
A. The Committee will select the at-large teams on Monday April 5 and complete seeding by Tuesday, April 6.
1. Regional placement in the national tournament the previous year.
2. Strength of Region.
3. National Poll.
4. Overall and NJCAA Record.
5. Head-to-Head Competition.
B. Best two out of three matches will not be considered in team’s record for seeding.
NOTE: Should a member of the seeding committee coach a team that participates in the tournament, that individual shall be
excused from the seeding process. Matches that end in a tie will not be included in a team’s record.
Section 4. Tournament Rules and Procedures
A. Crowd Control – The responsibility for crowd control rests with the director of the tournament.
B. Teams in the tournament may only video games in which they are playing.
C. NCAA rules will be used in the NJCAA Championships.
Exceptions:
1. The attack line extension may be temporary.
2. During the regular season 2 out of 3 matches will be recognized in a team's record.
3. The Challenge Review System will not be utilized.
D. The following is the National Tournament bracket with placements and match numbers.
E. Matches 1-8 will be played on Day 1, matches 9-12 will be played on Day 2.
F. All matches will be 3 out of 5.
G. Tournament Ball - District and National Tournaments.
1. The official ball must be the Tachikara SV5W NJCAA 18 panel ball.
2. Ball pressure shall range from 4.3 to 4.6 lbs.
H. One visible scoreboard for each court shall be used.
I. Warm-up procedure:
1. Have a shared court for both teams to warmup prior to their on -court warmup at the National tournament.
2. 2 minutes shared stretch and coin toss
3. 4 minutes visiting team
4. 4 minutes home team
5. 5 minutes visiting team
6. 5 minutes home team
J. Removing or changing into or out of any part of the official team competition uniform while in the area of competition shall lead to a warning,
and if repeated, disqualification of the individual(s) for the next match. A warning stays in place for the entire tournament.