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Section 5. Officials
A. Rated officials as line judges and scorers will be used for the bracket play.
B. Officials will be allowed to work the National Tournament for a maximum of three consecutive years.
Section 6. Finances
A. All tournament expenses shall be paid by the Tournament Host.
B. Each college shall pay their own expenses.
Section 7. Regular Season
A. NCAA Rules will be used.
Exceptions:
1. The attack line extension may be temporary.
2. When a 2 out of 3 set match is played, the 3rd set shall be to 15 points.
3. All 2 out of 3 set matches may be played but will not count in weekly polling record or seeding for the National Tournament.
4. Matches that are played on a timed basis or end in a tie will not be included in team records or statistical reports.
Section 8. 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 III 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 III 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 III Volleyball Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
a. The voters will consist of the seven members of the NJCAA Division III Volleyball Committee.
b. A first-place vote receives 10 points and 10th-place vote receives 1 point.
E. Poll Criteria
a. Overall record
b. Record since last poll
c. Last 10 games
d. Record vs. District opponents
e. 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
*Poll is released Tuesday due to a federal holiday