Page 141 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

9. BASKETBALL – WOMEN’S – DIVISION III
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 October 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. Tournament Dates
March 12-14, 2020 at Rock Valley College; Rockford, IL
March 11-13, 2021 at Rochester Regional Sports Center; Rochester, MN
March 9-11, 2022 at Rochester Regional Sports Center; Rochester, MN
March 8-10, 2023 at Rochester Regional Sports Center; Rochester, MN
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. Vote is to be taken on the Monday before the tournament
1. Eight district winners will participate in the 2020 Tournament.
2. The 2020 tournament will consist of an eight-team bracket, with all teams being seeded. The seeding will be done by a vote of
the sectional directors in conjunction with the NJCAA National Office. All District Representatives must be determined by
Tuesday, March 2, 2020. 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
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, a Letter of Reprimand to offending college president and
the head coach will be suspended from coaching the first national tournament game.
3. Seeding will be on the basis of, in no particular order:
a. Regional placement in national tournament the previous year.
b. Strength of Region/District.
c. National Poll.
d. Overall & junior college record.
B. Each district shall determine its entry.
C. All teams must qualify in compliance with Article XII of the NJCAA bylaws.
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 for 2019-20 will be an eight-panel ball, 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 score book, no substitutions may be made. Bench personnel shall not exceed
19 people.
D. The following is the 2020 National Tournament bracket with placements and game numbers and the District/Region Assignments:

#1 Seed #3 Seed
Game 1 Game 3 District Region(s) District Region(s)
#8 Seed #6 Seed North 3 North Atlantic 19
Great Lakes 4, 12 East 21
#4 Seed #2 Seed North Plains A 13A (South) @ Southeast 5, 10, 17, 20
Game 2 Game 4 Northeast 15 North Plains B 13B *
#5 Seed #7 Seed
@ 13A South - Anoka-Ramsey, Minneapolis, Minnesota State, Minnesota West, Ridgewater, Riverland,
Rochester and Western Technical
* 13B North - Central Lakes, Hibbing, Itasca, Mesabi, Northland, Rainy River, Vermilion and
Fond du Lac
E. When a regional winner and/or designated regional representative declines to enter the tournament, the following substitution order
shall be used to certify a team(s) for the NJCAA Tournament. When a team accepts or declines the opportunity to compete in the
NJCAA Tournament through the substitution procedure, that region drops to the end of the substitution order and the next region
moves up accordingly.
F. The substitution order is as follows: (4,12), 3, (10, 20, 17), 19, 15, 13B, 13A, 21