Page 134 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

Tournament Schedule/Format
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6

G1: 16 v 17 G7: 14 v 19 G13: 4 v 13/20 Winner G17: 9 Winner v 10 Winner G21: 17 Winner v 19 Winner G23: 21 Winner v 22 Winner
G2: 9 v 24 G8: 11 v 22 G14: 5 v 12/21 Winner G18: 11 Winner v 12 Winner G22: 18 Winner v 20 Winner Championship Game
G3: 15 v 18 G9: 1 v 16/17 Winner G15: 3 v 14/19 Winner G19: 13 Winner v 14 Winner
G4: 10 v 23 G10: 8 v 9/24 Winner G16: 6 v 11/22 Winner G20: 15 Winner v 16 Winner
G5: 13 v 20 G11: 2 v 15/18 Winner
G6: 12 v 21 G12: 7 v 10/23 Winner
Tournament Format
Monday: Games 1-6 All opening round games
Tuesday: Games 7-12 Two opening round games and four second round games
Wednesday: Games 13-16 Four second round games
Thursday: Games 17-20 Four quarterfinal games
Friday: Games 21 and 22 National Semifinals
Saturday: Game 23 National Championship Game
1. The following district playoff procedure will be in effect for the 2020 commitment period:

DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S)
West 1 Southwest 5 Northwest Plains 9 Rocky Mountain 18
South Central 2 Plains 6 Southeast 10, 17 South 22
Northeast 3, 15, 20 Appalachian 7 Central 11, 16 Gulf 23
North Central 4, 13 South Atlantic 8 Mid-South 14 Midwest 12, 24
2. Dates of the NJCAA Tournament from 2020
Dates for District Finals Dates for NJCAA Tournament
• 2020 March 7 • 2020 March 16-21
• 2021 March 6 • 2021 March 15-20
• 2022 March 5 • 2022 March 14-19

F. All postseason play will follow NJCAA rules.
National Tournament Timeout Information (this applies to the National Tournament only):
1. Media Timeouts (Taken from Rule 5, Section 14, Article 10 of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rulebook):
a. Three 30-second timeouts for each team per regulation game.
b. One full timeout for each team per regulation game that may be used anytime during the game.
i. Each team may carry three timeouts into the second half.
ii. A team that uses no timeout in the first half will lose one 30-second timeout.
c. Electronic media timeouts shall occur at or below the 5-minute mark in each period when the game clock is stopped
when there has been no team-called timeout that proceeds this dead ball.
d. The first timeout requested by either team in the second half shall become the length of a
timeout called for by the electronic-media agreement.
i. In any extra period the first timeout granted to either team may become an
electronic media timeout.
e. When a timeout is granted before the media marks or creates the first dead ball at or below the 5-
minute mark in a period, that timeout will become the electronic media timeout for that period.
(Exception: Rule 5-14.10.d.)
f. Each team shall be entitled to one additional 30-second timeout during each extra period in addition to
any timeouts not used previously.
g. The extra timeout shall not be granted until after the ball becomes live to begin the extra period.
2. No dunking in pre-game and halftime warmups. No music will be played at any dead ball situation in both regular
and postseason play.
G. District Timeout Information:
1. For district play involving two or more regions, the media timeout policy listed above (Section E. 1.) is to be used.
H. All filming must be handled through the Tournament Director.