Page 220 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

F. Championship Bracket – The Division II Volleyball National Tournament bracket shall be a 16-team consolation
– elimination.
1. All matches shall be 3 of 5. Opening ceremonies will take place on Friday evening.
2. Match time and court:

Thursday Court #1 Court #2
9:00 a.m. Match 1 (#3 vs. #14) Match 2 (#6 vs. #11)
11:00 a.m. Match 3 (#7 vs. #10) Match 4 (#2 vs. #15)
1:00 p.m. Match 5 (#1 vs. #16) Match 6 (#8 vs. #9)
3:00 p.m. Match 7 (#5 vs. #12) Match 8 (#4 vs. #13)
5:30 p.m. Match 9 (W 1 vs. W2) Match 10 (W3 vs. W4)
7:30 p.m. Match 11 (W5 vs. W6) Match 12 (W7 vs. W8)
Friday Court #1 Court #2
10 a.m. Match 13 (L1 vs. L2) Match 14 (L3 vs. L4)
Noon Match 15 (L5 vs. L6) Match 16 (L7 vs. L8)
2:30 p.m. Match 17 (L9 vs. L10) Match 18 (L11 vs. L12)
4:30 p.m. Match 19 (W13 vs. W14) Match 20 (W15 vs. W16)
6:30 p.m. Match 21 (W11 vs. W12) Match 22 (W9 vs. W10)
Saturday Center Court
th
9:00 a.m. 9 Place | Match 23 (W19 vs. W20)
11:00 a.m. 7 Place | Match 24 (L17 vs. L18)
th
th
1:00 p.m. 5 Place | Match 25 (W17 vs. W18)
rd
3:00 p.m. 3 Place | Match 26 (L21 vs. L22)
5:30 p.m. Championship | Match 27 (W21 vs. W22)

Section 7. Officials
Certified PAVO and USA Volleyball rated officials as line judges and scorers will be used for the bracket play.
Section 8. Awards
A. Awards shall be given to first and second place teams.
B. Each individual player on the first-place team shall receive an NJCAA gold medal. There shall be 20 medals.
C. Each individual player on the second-place team shall receive an NJCAA silver medal. There shall be 20 medals.
D. A Coach of the Tournament Award shall be presented.
E. A Most Valuable Player Award shall be presented.
F. An All-Tournament Team consisting of 12 players will be presented medals.
Section 9. Finances
A. All tournament expenses shall be paid by the Tournament Host.
B. Each college shall pay their own expenses.
Section 10. 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 II 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 II 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 II Volleyball Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
a. The voters will consist of the seven members of the NJCAA Division II 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 is released Tuesday due to a federal holiday