Page 132 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

Section 15. 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.
i. 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 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 III 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 III Men's Basketball Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
i. The voters will consist of the seven members of the Division III Men's Basketball Committee
ii. A first-place vote receives 10 points and 10th-place vote receives 1 point
E. Poll Criteria
i. Overall Body of Work
ii. Record since last poll
iii. Last 10 games
iv. Record vs. District
v. Record vs. DI, DII, and DIII opponents
vi. Record vs. non-NJCAA 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: 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.