Page 181 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

Section 6. Officials
A. Only NISOA approved officials may be used in the tournament.
B. The Tournament Director shall be responsible for securing the field officials. The NJCAA Soccer Committee Chair/designee will
communicate with all officials assigned to the tournament explaining the differences between NCAA Rules and NJCAA playing
regulations.
C. A game once begun is in the hands of the field officials.
D. The three-person system of officiating shall be used during postseason play.
Section 7. 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 25medals.
C. Each individual player on the second-place team shall receive an NJCAA silver medal. There shall be 25medals.
D. A Coach of the Tournament Award shall be presented.
E. A Most Valuable Player Award shall be presented.
F. An All-Tournament Team consisting of 12 players will be presented medals.
G. Awards given by the Coaches Association must reflect the places earned.
Section 8. Finances
A. Each college shall pay its own team expenses.
B. The entry fee shall be $350 and shall be paid by the eight teams involved in the National Tournament.
Section 9. Procedures for National 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 III Women’s Soccer Committee. 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 first Monday in November.
C. The NJCAA Division III Women’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. Each team’s performance from the previous week will be compiled in a report through the NJCAA PrestoSports Stats System and
disseminated to the NJCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
a. The voters will consist of the seven members of the NJCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Committee.
b. A first-place vote receives 10 points and 10th-place vote receives 1 point.
E. Poll Criteria
a. Overall body of work
i. Record against NJCAA Division III opponents for the season
ii. Record against NJCAA Division III top 10 teams for the season
iii. Overall record vs. NJCAA teams
b. Strength of schedule
i. Number of games against ranked opponents
c. Strength of conference/region
i. Previous national tournament finish
F. The poll voters will submit their top-10 rankings to the NJCAA National Office online system by 1:00 PM ET on Mondays, unless the
Monday prior is a national holiday where votes will be due on Tuesday. The National Office will compile the votes for each team and
release the final rankings Monday afternoon.
G. Poll Dates: August 19^, Sept. 3*, 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4
^Preseason poll
*Poll is released Tuesday due to a federal holiday

Section 10. Substance Abuse Policy
The use of tobacco products by any coach, player, official or other individual involved in the conducting of any NJCAA sanctioned or
sponsored regular season or postseason play is prohibited within the confines of the playing area. Any individual not in compliance shall
be disqualified from further participation in that contest.
Section 11. Open Wound Policy
Under circumstances when constant or profuse bleeding occurs, the participant shall be immediately removed from that contest by the
official and cannot return until the bleeding has been stopped. Once ready to return the player may do so at the next stoppage of play.
Section 12. Tournament Housing
Should the Tournament Host/NJCAA National Office assign lodging for this event, all participating colleges must honor assignment or
pay for those rooms.