Page 188 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

23. SOFTBALL – DIVISION II
Section 1. Tournament Site Selection
A. Colleges or organizations wishing to host the NJCAA Championship Softball 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
The NJCAA Women's Softball Tournament will be held during the fourth week in May.
May 24-27, 2020 at Traceway Park; Clinton, Miss.
May 26-29, 2021 at TBD
May 25-28, 2022 at TBD
Section 3. Tournament Host Pre-Tournament Responsibilities
A. Pre-Tournament information shall be sent out by March 2, 2020 by the Tournament Director.
B. The Tournament Host shall notify the participating teams of time schedules and other pertinent tournament information, including a
coaches and official’s pre-tournament meeting.
C. 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 the spectators.
Section 4. Qualification of Teams for Competition
A. Districts:
2019-20 DISTRICTS
DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S)
West 1 Plains B 6B Great Lakes A 12A Gulf A 23A
Midwest A 4A South Atlantic 8, 10 Great Lakes B I 12B Gulf B 23B
Midwest B 4B North Plains A 9, 11B Northeast 3, 15, 19, 21 Central A 24A
Plains A 2, 6A North Plains B 11A, 13 Mid-Atlantic 20 Central B 16, 24B
B. The coach shall send a roster and team picture to the National Tournament Director by April 1, 2020. The picture must have

individuals in a team uniform, in a formal pose, with visible numbers.
C. Teams must notify District Directors by April 1, 2020 of their intent to participate in a district playoff.
D. District and Region play must be complete on or before Saturday, May 16, 2020 prior to the beginning of the National
Tournament.
E. All colleges must qualify in compliance with Article XII of the NJCAA bylaws.
F. District Tournaments must be double elimination.
G. District Directors shall be responsible for the following:
1. Determining date of their respective District Tournaments and notifying the National Tournament Director in writing by Jan. 1
2. Determining the playoff format, dates, sites and financial responsibility.
3. Complete and submit district playoff contract to the Division II Softball Chair at the Annual Meeting:
4. Notify the NJCAA National Office when the results of that tournament are known.
H. Substitution Process
1. In the event there is no representative from a district, a runner-up from another district will be selected to fill the vacancy using a
substitution order. When a team accepts or declines the opportunity to compete in the NJCAA through the substitution procedure,
that district drops to the end of the substitution order and the next district moves up accordingly.
2. The substitution order is as follows: NE, NP-B, Pla-B, Cen-B, Gul-B, Gul-A, MA, W, Pla-A, MW-A, MW-IB, SA, NP-A, GL-B, Cen-A,
GL-A
I. The following is the 2020 national tournament first round pairings. The tournament will be double elimination:
#1 Seed #3 Seed
Game 1 Game 5
#16 Seed #14 Seed

#8 Seed #6 Seed
Game 2 Game 6

#9 Seed #11 Seed

#5 Seed #7 Seed
Game 3 Game 7
#12 Seed #10 Seed

#4 Seed #2 Seed

Game 4 Game 8
#13 Seed #15 Seed