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5. Order of seeding shall be as follows:

#3 Seed #1 Seed
Game 1 Game 5

#14 Seed #16 Seed

#6 Seed #8 Seed
Game 2 Game 6
#11 Seed #9 Seed

#7 Seed #5 Seed

Game 3 Game 7
#10 Seed #12 Seed

#2 Seed #4 Seed
Game 4 Game 8
#15 Seed #13 Seed

6. Criteria for NJCAA At Large Selection & Seeding
1. Final poll results (regular season) in the seeding and at large selection process.
2. Results of Region/District playoffs.
3. Strength of schedule (to include strength of schedule when teams traveled outside their region as well as contests
played on neutral sites).
4. Quality wins/quality losses (teams in poll/teams in national tournament).
5. Historical results of the district’s teams at previous national tournaments.
6. The Division I Volleyball Committee along with input from the Divisional Coaches Association Representatives will serve
as at-large and seeding committee for the national tournament.
Upon qualification for the National Tournament, each team will be required to upload a complete game film in one file for their last game
played– including postseason – to the NJCAA official film exchange per instructions provided by the NJCAA National Office. If an At-Large
team’s last game was against a National Tournament qualifier who will already have a different game uploaded to the film exchange, the At-
Large qualifier will upload film from their last game played against a team that didn’t qualify for the National Tournament. Teams must upload
their game film no later than 48 hours following the release of the fully seeded bracket. Game films must be from a half-court view and must
be of good quality where player numbers are visible. Penalties for noncompliance will include but are not limited to: the offending institution
will not have access to the uploaded games on the NJCAA official film exchange, a letter of reprimand to offending college president and the
head coach will be suspended from coaching the first National Tournament game.
Section 6. Officials
A. Rated officials as line judges and scorers will be used for the bracket 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 14medals.
C. Each individual player on the second place team shall receive an NJCAA silver medal. There shall be 14 medals.
D. The Heidi Cartisser Coach of the Tournament Award shall be presented.
E. The Dorothy L. Brown MVP Award shall be presented.
F. An All-Tournament Team consisting of 12 players will be presented medals.
Section 8. Finances
A. All tournament expenses shall be paid by the Tournament Host.
B. Each college shall pay their own expenses.