Page 127 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

5. BASKETBALL – MEN’S – DIVISION II
Section 1. Tournament Sites and Selection
A. Colleges or organizations wishing to host the NJCAA Championship Basketball Tournament must submit a written request or bid to
the NJCAA National Office by September 1st prior to the subsequent Annual Meeting. Bids shall be for sites three years hence.
B. The NJCAA National Office shall place all bids before the Committee on Championship Events as provided in Article X.
Section 2. Future Tournament Dates
March 17-21, 2020 at Danville Community College; Danville, IL
March 16-20, 2021 at Danville Community College; Danville, IL
March 15-19, 2022 at Danville Community College; Danville, IL
Section 3. 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 4. Qualification of Teams for Tournament Play
A. 16-Team Tournament
1. This tournament will be run according to the Division I format.
2. If there are 17-24 regions represented, inter-region playoffs will follow the Division I format for the current year.
3. If 13, 14 or 15 regions are represented, the three regions with the largest number of teams will have the right to send two teams.
4. All district qualifying games must be completed by Sunday, March 8, 2020.
5. Game Film Exchange:
Upon qualification for the National Tournament, each team will be required to upload a complete game film in one file for their
last game played – including postseason - to the NJCAA Official Film Exchange Provider film exchange per instructions
provided by the NJCAA National Office. Teams must upload their game film no later than 48 hours following the release of the
fully seeded bracket. Game films must be from a half-court view and must be of good quality where player numbers are visible.
Penalties for non-compliance will include, but are not limited to: the offending institution will not have access to the uploaded
games on the NJCAA Official Film Exchange Provider, a Letter of Reprimand to offending college president and a $500 fine.
2019-2020 DISTRICTS
DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S)
East A 3,15, 19, 21 Plains 6 Great Lakes West 12A Central 2, 16
East B 3, 15, 19, 21 Mid- Atlantic 20 Great Lakes East 12B South Atlantic A 8, 10
MIdwest A 4A North 9, 13 Great Lakes South 12C South Atlantic B 8, 10
Midwest B 4B North Central 11 West 1 Central 24
4A: Arrowhead Conference/Independents/N4C / 4B: Skyway Conference
12A: Michigan West 12B: Michigan East 12C: Ohio

6. 2019-20 Tournament Seeding:
a. The Division II Men's Basketball Committee will seed all sixteen teams (1-16). The committee will take into
consideration:
i. Power Rankings/Strength of Schedule Formula
ii. Tournament History (Last 3, Last 5, Last 10, All-Time)
iii. By District, By Qualifying Team
iv. Weekly NJCAA Polls
v. Personal Observation
b. Coaches ranking of all 16 teams. Coaches or a school representative must have their ranking of the top 16 teams turned into
the NJCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Chairman by Monday, March 9, 2020 at 5:00 PM CT.
7. The Division II Basketball Committee reserves the right to adjust the district qualification procedures using current declaration
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numbers. The adjustments must be published no later than November 15 , annually. Specific group and district playoff
procedures are the responsibility of the respective Regional Directors and must be published by December 15 , annually.
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8. The teams to compete in the NJCAA Basketball Tournament must be district winners. If a district winner declines to participate,
the Regional Director shall certify the district runner-up. When a district winner and district runner-up declines to enter the
NJCAA Basketball Tournament, the order of substitutions as listed in the NJCAA Handbook shall be used to certify teams for
the NJCAA Basketball Tournament. When a team accepts or declines the opportunity to compete in the NJCAA Basketball
Tournament through the substitution procedure, that district drops to the end of the substitution order.
9. The substitution order is as follows: District 12, 5, 1, 6, 7, 4, 10, 2, 9, 8, 3, 11