Page 137 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

8. BASKETBALL – WOMEN’S – DIVISION II
Section 1. Tournament Site Selections
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 ArticleX.
Section 2. Tournament Dates
The NJCAA Women's Championship Basketball Tournament will be conducted:
March 17-21, 2020 at St. Clair County Community College; Port Huron, MI
March 16-20, 2021 at St. Clair County Community College; Port Huron, MI
March 15-19, 2022 at St. Clair County Community College; Port Huron, MI
March 14-18, 2023 at TBD
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.
C. No entry fee will be required.
Section 4. Qualification of Teams for Tournament Play
A. 1. 16 district winners will participate in the tournament.
2. All 16 teams will be seeded (see Tournament Seeding).
B. Each District shall determine its entry.
C District winners must be determined one week prior to the start of the tournament: Monday, March 9, 2020.
D. 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 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 included,
but are not limited to: the offending institution will not have access to the uploaded games, a Letter of Reprimand to the offending
college president and the head coach will be suspended from coaching the first national tournament game.
Section 5. Rules and Procedures
A. NCAA Rules shall be used with the exception of uniform NCAA authenticating mark that requires pre-approval prior to production.
B. The official tournament ball will be the Spalding TF1000 LEGACY 28.5 (74-8209).
C. Teams are limited to the number of players which corresponds to the number of letters of intent as listed in the basketball sport
procedures. Once the roster is entered in the official scorebook, no substitutions may be made.
D. The National Tournament Bracket with placement and game numbers are as follows:
#3 seed vs #14 seed #1 seed vs #16 seed
#6 seed vs #11 seed #8 seed vs #9 seed
#7 seed vs #10 seed #5 seed vs #12 seed
#2 seed vs #15 seed #4 seed vs #13 seed

1. If a college acting as the host of the championship qualifies, their first contest/game can be moved into primetime evening slot to
increase attendance. Consultation with the NJCAA Sport Chair and NJCAA National Office is required to ensure integrity of
bracket/schedule for the championship.
2019-2020 DISTRICTS
DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION (S) DISTRICT REGION (S)
West 1, (18) South Central 16, 23, (6), (14) Great Lakes West 12W East A 15, 19, 21
North 3 North Central 11 Great Lakes East 12E East B 15, 19, 21
Midwest A 4A Northwest Plains 9, 13 Great Lakes South 12S Mid-Atlantic 20
Midwest B 4B Southeast 10, (7), (8), Plains 2, 16 Central 24
(17), (22)

2. Regions listed in parenthesis do not have teams currently participating within this division.