Page 191 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

24. SOFTBALL - DIVISION III
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
May 21-23, 2020 at McQuillan Complex; Rochester, MN
May 27-29, 2021 at McQuillan Complex; Rochester, MN
May 26-28, 2022 at TBD; TBD
Section 3. Tournament Host Pre-Tournament Responsibilities
A. Pre-tournament information shall be sent by April 1 by the Tournament Director.
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B. The Tournament Host shall notify the participating teams of time schedules and other pertinent tournament information, including a
coaches and officials’ 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. District qualification shall take place as follows:
2019-20 DISTRICTS
DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S)
North A 3A North Plains A 13A North Atlantic A 19A Midwest 2, 4, 12
North B 3B North Plains B 13B North Atlantic B 19B Mid-Atlantic 15, 20, 21

a 3A Champion will be the winner of the #1 seeded bracket tournament 1, 4, 5, 8
b 3B Champion will be the winner of the #2 seeded bracket tournament 2, 3, 6, 7
a 13A Champion will be the winner of the double elimination tournament
b 13B Champion will be the winner of the double elimination tournament
B. Colleges shall send a roster and team picture to the National Tournament Director by April 23, 2020. Team photos must have
individual in team uniform in a formal pose with visible numbers.
C. Teams must notify District Directors by April 11, 2020 of their intent to participate in a district playoff.
D. District and region play must be completed five days prior to the beginning of the National Tournament.
E. District Tournaments must be double elimination tournaments. All colleges must qualify in compliance with Article XII of the NJCAA
bylaws.
F. 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 January
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2. Developing a financial plan for handling the District Tournament subject to approval by Regional Directors involved.
3. Notify National Tournament Director and NJCAA National Office when district site has been determined and again when the
results of that tournament are known.
4. District playoff procedures MUST be on file in the NJCAA National Office by January 1 .
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5. Regions involved in District Tournaments must complete Regional Tournaments by Sunday, May 17, 2020.
G. Substitution Process
1. In the event there is not a 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: District NA-A, NA-B, N-A, NP-A, MA, N-B, NP-B, MW.
H. National Tournament Pairings. The tournament will be a double elimination tournament:
Game 1 – #1 Seed vs. #8 Seed
Game 2 – #4 Seed vs. #5 Seed
Game 3 – #3 Seed vs. #6 Seed
Game 4 – #2 Seed vs. #7 Seed
Section 5. A. The seeding committee will consist of the Section Directors. The committee will seed all eight teams by Monday, May 18, 2020.
Seeding will be on the basis of, in no particular order:
1. Regional placement in the National Tournament the previous year
2. Strength of Region/District
3. National Poll
4. Overall and Division III JUCO Record
Should a member of the seeding committee coach a team that participates in the tournament, that individual should be
excluded from the seeding process. (Note: Teams participating in the tournament should fax their schedules in with
scores to all Sectional Directors to the seeding conference call.)