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Section 9. 2019 NJCAA Men’s Division I Coaches’ 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.
a. 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 I Men’s Soccer Area Chairmen. Poll will be released
the second Tuesday of August. The first regular season poll will be voted on the first Monday in September. The last poll will be voted on
during the last Monday in November.
C. The NJCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Poll will be released Monday of each week unless the Monday is a national holiday where the poll
will be released on Tuesday.
D. The voters will consist of the six area chairmen of the NJCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Committee.
a. A first-place vote receives 20 points and 20th-place vote receives 1 point.
E. Poll Criteria
a. Overall body of work
i. Win/loss record
ii. Head-to-head competition
iii. Results against common opponents
iv. Results against teams outside of the region
v. Results against teams already in the top 20
F. Reporting guidelines
a. NJCAA Division I Soccer Coaches will report to the area chairman by 5:00 PM Sunday, or after the last game of the week.
b. Area chairmen will report to National Chairman and the NJCAA National Office by 7:00 PM local time Sunday. The National
Office will compile the votes for each team and release the final rankings Monday afternoon.
G. Poll Dates: August 13^, Sept. 3*, 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4, 25+
^Preseason poll
*Poll is released Tuesday due to a federal holiday
+Postseason poll

West/National Chairman Gulf South Plains Southeast
Michael Pantalione (23rd year) Steve Clements (23rd year) Fatai Ayoade (16th year) Dave Sexton (5th year)
Yavapai College Tyler Junior College Johnson County CC Georgia Military College
Prescott, AZ Tyler, TX Overland Park, KS Milledgeville, GA
Phone: 928-776-2242 Phone: 903-510-2687 Phone: 913-269-5568 Phone: 478-387-4708
philly@yc.edu scle@tjc.edu fayoade@jccc.edu dsexton@gmc.cc.ga.us
Reporting Area: Region 1, 18 Reporting Area: Region 14, 23 Reporting Area: Region 2, 5, 6 Reporting Area: Region 8, 10,
17, 22

East Central Northeast North Central
Joseph Fielder (3rd year) David Owens (1st year) David Stroud (1st year) Mike Brown (1st year)
CCBC Essex Metropolitan CC Lake Michigan College Iowa Western CC
Baltimore, MD Independence, MO Benton Harbor, MI Council Bluffs, IA
Phone: 443-840-1187 Phone: 816-437-1958 Phone: 603-831-8119 Phone: 712-256-6529
jfielder@ccbcmd.edu david.owens@mcckc.edu dstroud@lakemichigancollege.edu mbrown@iwcc.edu
Reporting Area: Region 15, 19, Reporting Area: Region 7, 16, Reporting Area: Region 3, 4, 12 Reporting Area: Region 9, 11,
20, 21 24 13

2019 Reporting Dates: August 1 (Preseason); September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; October 7, 14, 21, 28; November 4, 11 (Final regular
season), 25 (Post-Tournament poll)

Deadlines to report
Coaches to Area Chairmen: Sundays 5:00 p.m., local time, or after last game of the week
Area chairmen to national chairmen: Sundays 7:00 p.m., local time

Key Factors in the selection process:
• Win-loss record
• Head-to-head competition
• Results against common opponents
• Results against teams outside of region
• Results against teams already in the top 20