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I. Wrestlers must enter the NJCAA Wrestling Tournament by participation in a single qualifying District Tournament. Each
individual must enter at the same weight as he participated at in the qualifying tournament.
1. Definition of a Participant
i. Must be on Certified Academic Eligibility Roster
ii. Must be on Certified NWCA/OPC Weigh-In Roster
iii. Must be certified and eligible for specific weight class entered that weekend
iv. Individuals failing medical examinations/skin checks may be allowed to weigh in and then be listed on the bracket as a
medical forfeit
v. Must make weight
J. The methods by which each district determines how to seed and draw, in addition to awarding or not awarding points after a bye in
the championship bracket only, shall be determined by the participating colleges in that district.
Section 6. Rules and Procedures
A. The NJCAA mandates that all participating colleges adhere and follow the NCAA Wrestling Rulebook and follow the NCAA Weight
Management regulations (NCAA Guidelines – Rule 8) unless stated otherwise in the NJCAA Wrestling bylaws.
B. Conduct all matches according to the rules in the NCAA Wrestling Rulebook. The consolation bracket will determine a third-place
finisher and shall include all wrestlers defeated in the first and second rounds, as well as defeated wrestlers from the championship
quarter and semifinals.
C. Official scales shall be available for at least one hour prior to each official weigh-in. Photo I.D.’s are required for weigh-ins,
Tournament Host will be responsible for providing a photo I.D.
D. Official clock, scoreboard and collegiate mats are to be provided by the Tournament Host. In addition, an official riding clock is to be
provided for each mat. In accordance with NCAA guidelines, mats shall have a wrestling area between 32 and 42 feet in diameter.
E. The eight District Champions (per weight class) shall be seeded in each bracket according to the designated seeding committee
appointed by the NJCAA Wrestling Coaches Association President (each district ranking representative or designee from each
district) and by using the guidelines outlined in Rule 3, Conduct of Meets and Tournaments, of the current NCAA Wrestling Rules. In
any and all cases where any returning All Americans from the past two years (who are current District Champions) are NOT
separated into different half brackets, the lower of the two seeded wrestlers will claim the nearest seed that will separate him from
the other returning AA. In the case of three or more returning All Americans from the past two years (who are District Champions),
the same process will be used to separate them in any quarter brackets. Once the returning All Americans (who are District
Champions) are seeded properly for separation purposes, the bracket placements of the 8 seeded wrestlers will generate a
predetermined separation/placement for the remaining automatic qualifiers using a computer program approved by the NJCAA
Wrestling Committee. In any bracket with a pigtail, all wrestlers shall have the opportunity to draw for a bye. The priority for
assigning wildcard positions will start with the effort to balance the bracket in terms of the bye positions.
The step-by-step approach to the process is as follows:
1. Seed and place eight (8) District Champions according to the NCAA Rulebook and seeding committee.
2. Adjust seeds for lowest seeded returning AA in order to separate any 2 returning AA’s from any half bracket.
3. Adjust seeds for lowest seeded returning AA’s in the case of more than two returning AA’s in any quarter bracket.
4. Generate the automatic placement program of the automatic qualifiers based on the seeding placements of the District
Champions.
5. Randomly draw in the remaining wildcard qualifiers balancing out the bracket as much as possible.
F. The tournament schedule will be developed by the host and approved by the NJCAA Wrestling Committee. The approved schedule
is shown below:
Wednesday
Scales and workout site available as determined by the Tournament Director.
3 p.m. – 6 p.m. 1.5 mats will be available
6 p.m. – 10 p.m. 5 mats will be available
Thursday
6 a.m. – 10 p.m. 5 mats will be available
10:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. Official scale & workout site available
10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Team check-in and entry verification. Failure to appear by the deadline may result in disqualification
for the championship (Phone call prior to 3 p.m. if on late flight/transportation)
Noon - 10 p.m. Official scale open and workout site available
5 p.m. Tournament procedures meeting to be followed by NJCAA Coaches Meeting
9 p.m. Coaches/Officials Social
Friday
6 a.m. - 7:15 a.m. Official scale and workout site available
7:15 a.m. Skin checks
7:30 a.m. Official weigh-in
9:30 a.m. Preliminaries first round - six or eight mats at the discretion of the Tournament Director
Noon* Preliminaries second round - six or eight mats at the discretion of the Tournament Director
Consolation pigtails
Consolation first round - six or eight mats at the discretion of the Tournament Director
6 p.m. NJCAA Wrestling Coaches Association presentations
6:15 p.m. Championship Quarterfinals - six or eight mats at the discretion of the Tournament Director
Consolation second round
8:30 p.m.* Consolation third round
11 p.m. Workout facilities will close
Saturday
8 a.m. - 9:25 a.m. Scales and workout site available
9:30 a.m. Official weigh-in
10:30 a.m. Championship Semifinals - six or eight mats at the discretion of the Tournament Director
Consolation Quarterfinals - six or eight mats at the discretion of the Tournament Director
12:00 p.m.* Consolation Semifinals - six or eight mats at the discretion of the Tournament Director
1:15 p.m. Consolation Finals 3rd & 4th, 5th & 6th, 7th & 8th
6:30 p.m. Opening Ceremonies
6:50 p.m. Parade of All-Americans
7 p.m. Championship Finals
NJCAA Award presentations
*These times are approximates