Page 161 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

16. LACROSSE - MEN’S
Section 1. Tournament Site Selection
A. Colleges or organizations wishing to host the NJCAA Championship Lacrosse 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. Tournament Dates
A. The NJCAA Men’s Lacrosse Semifinals will commence on the second Saturday in May.
B. The dates for the NJCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament are as follows:
The quarterfinals will be conducted at the highest seeded team on the Saturday prior to the National Tournament
Semifinals weekend. Game times will be 1:00 pm.
Semifinals Dates: May 16-17, 2020 at Nassau Community College, Garden City, N.Y.
May 15-16, 2021 at Nassau Community College, Garden City, N.Y.
May 14-15, 2022 at TBD
May 13-14, 2023 at TBD
Section 3. Tournament Qualifying and Selection Process
A. Current NJCAA Eligibility Rules shall apply.
B. All regional competition must be completed two weeks prior to the National Tournament Semifinals weekend.
C. Participating teams are chosen using the following format:
1. Six qualifying teams come from the following districts.
a. North District (Region 3) – 2 qualifiers
b. Northeast (Regions 12, 15) – 1 qualifier
c. North Atlantic (Region 19) – 1 qualifier
d. Mid-Atlantic (Region 20) – 1 qualifier
e. At-Large Team
D. The At-Large Selection/Seeding Committee will consist of five members, to include the Lacrosse Chair and one non-coaching
representative from each of the following regions:
1. Region 3 – Gary Broadhurst (Mohawk Valley Community College)
2. Region 15 - Chris DePew (Sullivan County Community College)
3. Region 19 - Jack Sullivan (County College of Morris)
4. Region 20 - Ed Durham (Cecil College)
E. The At-Large Selection/Seeding Committee will use the following criteria, in no specific order, to select the At-Large Team and seed
the six teams.
1. NJCAA Record vs. Common Opponents
2. Head-to-Head Competition Unless Teams Are Tied
3. Overall NJCAA College Record
4. Strength of Schedule
5. Overall Win-Loss Record
Section 4. Tournament Events
The NJCAA Championship Men’s Lacrosse Tournament shall be conducted as a single elimination event. On the weekend prior to the
national championship weekend, the number six seed will play at the number three seed, and the number five seed will play at the
number four seed. The two quarterfinal winners then join the top two seeds at the National Championship Semifinals site. The lowest
remaining seeded team will play the number one seed.
Section 5. Rules and Officials
A. The Tournament Host shall be responsible for securing the services of all necessary officials, judges, etc. to satisfactorily conduct
the tournament as determined by the NJCAA Committee on Lacrosse.
B. Once postseason tournament play begins, games will be played under NCAA rules.
C. The shot clock is a 30-second period that stops and starts in sync with the game clock. The synchronization can be done
automatically, or by separate manual device. Starting with the 2017 season all NJCAA Men's Lacrosse institutions shall utilize a shot
clock to host an official NJCAA event.
Acceptable forms of shot clocks include: permanent shot clocks located on both ends of the field, portable shot clocks located on
both ends of the field, portable shot clock located at the scorers' table at midfield, or the use of existing scoreboard and stop watch,
should the shot clock time be kept at the scorers' table at midfield, event staff must count down out loud the last 15 seconds of the
shot clock. A horn will need to be sounded at the expiration of the shot clock if synchronization with the scoreboard/game-horn is not
possible.
D. For each game of the tournament, the team with higher seed (lower number) in each game will be the HOME TEAM and wear light
colored jerseys/uniform. The lower seed (higher number) will be the VISITOR TEAM and wear dark colored jerseys/uniform.
Section 6. Awards
A. Awards shall be given to the first and second place teams.
B. Each individual player on the first-place team shall receive an NJCAA gold medal. There shall be 45 medals.
C. Each individual player on the second-place team shall receive an NJCAA silver medal. There shall be 45 medals.
D. The Steve Caravana Best Offensive Player and the Best Defensive Player Awards will be presented.
E. An All-Tournament Team consisting of 12 players will be presented medals.