Page 126 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

Section 14. 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.
a. 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 I Men’s Basketball Committee. Poll will be
released the last week of October. The first regular season poll will be voted on during the second week of November. The last poll
will be voted on during the first week of March.
C. The NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball 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 I Men's Basketball Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
a. The voters will consist of the seven members of the Division I Men's Basketball Committee plus nine at-large voters.
b. A first-place vote receives 25 points and 25th-place vote receives 1 point
E. Poll Criteria
a. Overall body of work
i. Record against Division I opponents for the season
ii. Record against Division I top-25 teams for the season
iii. Overall record vs. Division II and Division III
b. Overall record
i. On the road
ii. At a neutral site
iii. At home
iv. Last 10 games
F. The poll voters will submit their top-25 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: Oct. 21^, Nov. 11, 18, 25, Dec. 2, 9, 16, Jan. 6, 13, 20*, 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, March 2
^Preseason poll
*Poll is released Wednesday due to a federal holiday.