Page 186 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

Section 7. Officials
The NJCAA Committee on Softball recommends that the host institution secure quality college umpires for the National Tournament.
Section 8. 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 30 medals.
C. Each individual player on the second-place team shall receive an NJCAA silver medal. There shall be 30 medals.
D. Karen L. Sykes Outstanding Coach Award shall be presented.
E. A Most Valuable Player Award shall be presented.
F. Selection of a Softball All-Tournament Team of 13 players (4 battery, 4 infielders, 3 outfielders, 1 DP and 1 utility player) shall
be made and presented medals.
Section 9. Finances
A. All tournament expenses shall be paid by the Tournament Host.
B. Each college shall pay its own expenses.

Section 10. National Poll Procedures
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 Softball Committee. Poll will be released the third
Tuesday of January. The first regular season poll will be voted on the second Monday in February. The last poll will be voted on during
the second Monday in May.
C. The NJCAA Division I Softball 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 I Softball Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
a. The voters will consist of the seven members of the NJCAA Division I Softball Committee.
b. A first-place vote receives 20 points and 20th-place vote receives 1 point.
E. Poll voting criteria:
a. Overall Body of Work
i. Records against NJCAA Division I opponents for the season
ii. Records against NJCAA Division I top 20 teams for the season
iii. Records against ranked NJCAA Division II, NJCAA Division III, NWC and CCAA teams for the season
b. Overall Records
i. When on the road
ii. When traveled outside their Region/District
iii. At neutral sites
iv. At home
c. Strength within the conference
i. Teams overall conference record for the season
d. If a team becomes ineligible or can’t play in postseason play, they should be removed from the poll so it doesn’t effect
at-large selection or seeding for the National Tournament.
F. The poll voters will submit their top-20 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: Jan. 21^, Feb. 10, 17, 24, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11
^Preseason poll
Section 11. All-American Nomination Guidelines
See procedure listed in the All-American Awards section of the NJCAA Handbook & Casebook.
Section 12. Substance Abuse
The use of all tobacco products by any coach, player, official or other individual involved in the conducting of any NJCAA 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 and would need to sit out the next scheduled game to comply with the NJCAA
Sportsmanship Policy, Article XV of the NJCAA bylaws.
Section 13. Open Wound Policy
Current NCAA softball rules and procedures with regard to open wounds and bleeding shall be adhered to.
Section 14. Tournament Lodging
Should the Tournament Host/National Office choose to assign lodging for this event, all participating colleges must honor that assignment
or pay for those rooms.