Page 216 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

Section 9. 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 I Volleyball 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 I Volleyball 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 Volleyball Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
a. The voters will consist of the seven members of the NJCAA Division I Volleyball Committee.
b. A first-place vote receives 20 points and 20th-place vote receives 1 point.
E. Poll Criteria
a. Overall record
b. Record since last poll
c. Last 10 games
d. Record vs. District opponents
e. Record vs. DI, DII, DIII opponents
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: August 13^, Sept. 3*, 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4
^Preseason poll / * Poll released Tuesday due to a federal holiday
H. Committee Members will participate on a conference call on Tuesday to select the top 20 teams for the national poll which are released
the following day.

Section 10. 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.
Section 11. Open Wound Policy
Current NCAA volleyball rules and procedures with regard to open wounds and bleeding shall be adhered to.
Section 12. 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.
Section 13. Dress Decorum
Match attire for all bench personnel other than uniformed players is business casual. This does not include: jeans, shorts, cotton or
fleece sweats, t-shirts, tank tops, hats and flip-flops. All players must be in uniform and/or team warm-ups.
Venue attire as a spectator: The recommendation for participating teams is appropriate attire. Coaches must dress professionally.
Unless otherwise specified by the Tournament Host, while attending the banquet or other non-match related functions, all members of
the team travel party must dress in business casual attire. T-shirts, jeans, hats, shorts or flip-flops will not be permitted at these functions.
Violators of dress decorum will be asked by either the Tournament Director or NJCAA Representative to alter dress to comply with the
stated dress decorum. If they don't comply, the incident will be referred to the Standards and Ethics Committee for possible sanctions.
Section 14. Code of Conduct
All coaches, athletes and support personnel are expected to be familiar with and follow the NJCAA Code of Conduct. This code can be
found under Article XX of the NJCAA bylaws.
Section 15. Regular Season
A. NCAA Rules will be used. When a two out of three match is played, the 3 match shall be to 15 points. All two out of three matches
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will be included in team records and statistical reports.
B. Matches that are played on a timed basis will not be included in a team’s record or statistical reports.
C. Two out of three set matches will not be considered in national poll consideration and for the seeding for the National
Tournament.
Section 16. All-American Nomination Guidelines
See procedure listed in the All-American Awards section of the NJCAA Handbook & Casebook.