Page 123 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

4. BASKETBALL – MEN’S – DIVISION I
Section 1. Tournament Dates
The NJCAA Men’s Championship Basketball Tournament begins on the Monday prior to the third Tuesday in March.
March 16-21, 2020 at Hutchinson Sports Arena; Hutchinson, KS
March 15-20, 2021 at Hutchinson Sports Arena; Hutchinson, KS
March 14-19, 2022 at Hutchinson Sports Arena; Hutchinson, KS
March 20-25, 2023 at Hutchinson Sports Arena; Hutchinson, KS
Section 2. Tournament Host Pre-Tournament Responsibilities
A. The Tournament Host will notify the qualifying teams of the time schedules and other pertinent tournament information.
B. The Tournament Host shall be responsible for the promotion, advertising and ticket sales of the contest. They shall secure the
playing site and make all the arrangements for the handling of spectators.
Section 3. Qualification of Teams for Tournament Play
A. District Basketball Tournaments must be completed by the second Saturday prior to the start of the NJCAA Championship
Basketball Tournament.
B. Last Dates for District Finals
a. 2020: March 7 2021: March 6 2022: March 5 2023: March 11
C. Sixteen districts and eight at-large teams will participate in the National Tournament. No more than three teams from one district
may be chosen in any combination (district champion and at-large).
D. The Division I Men’s Basketball Committee will serve as the At-Large Selection Committee.
1. Only games versus NJCAA, NWAC or CCCAA programs will be considered. At-large selection criteria is listed below:
a. Overall Body of Work
i. Record against Division I opponents for season.
ii. Record against Division I top 25 teams for the season.
III. Overall record vs. Division II and Division III
iv. Participation and placement in respective Region/District Tournament.
v. National Poll
b. Overall Record
i. On the road
ii. At a neutral site
iii. At home
c. Strength of Region/District in National Tournament
i. Overall Region/District record
2. The Committee will make the at-large selections on the day following the deadline for District Tournament.
E. 16 District Championship games must be played with the winners receiving automatic bids to the National
Tournament.
2019-20 DISTRICTS
DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S)
West 1, 18 Southwest 5 Northwest Plains 9 Southeast 17
South Central 2 Plains 6 Atlantic 10 Mid-south 14
East 3, 15, 19, 20, 21 Appalachian 7 North Central 11, 13 Gulf 23
Midwest 4, 16 South Atlantic 8 South 22 Central 12, 24

Section 4. Seeding
The seeding committee will consist of the NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. The seeding criteria are as follows:
A. First round byes to be given to top eight seeds as determined by the seeding committee.
B. The seeding committee will fully seed, via conference call, all tournament qualifiers two days following the deadline for district
tournaments. A coach on the basketball committee may not participate in the seeding process if their team is playing in the
tournament.
C. Only games versus NJCAA, NWAC or CCCAA programs will be considered. Seeding criteria is listed below:
a. Overall Body of Work
j. Record against Division I opponents for season.
i. Record against Division I top 25 teams for the season.
III. Overall record vs. Division II and Division III
iv. Participation and placement in respective Region/District Tournament.
v. National Poll
b. Overall Record
i. On the road
ii. At a neutral site
iii. At home
c. Strength of Region/District in National Tournament
i. Overall Region/District record