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31. VOLLEYBALL – WOMEN’S – DIVISION II
Section 1. Tournament Dates
April 13 - 15, 2021 at U.S. Cellular Center; Cedar Rapids, IA
November 18-20, 2021 at U.S. Cellular Center; Cedar Rapids, IA
November 17-19, 2022 at U.S. Cellular Center; Cedar Rapids, IA
Section 2. Tournament Host Pre-Tournament Responsibilities
A. All entry forms shall be sent from the Tournament Director prior to October 1
B. The Tournament Director will also send a time schedule, deadlines, videotaping procedures and other pertinent information.
Section 3. Team Qualification
A. The qualifying teams shall come from the following 16 districts:

2020-2021 NJCAA DII VOLLEYBALL DISTRICTS
DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S)

West 1 Plains B 2, 6B Northeast 3, 15, 19, 21 Midwest A 4A

Midwest B 4B Plains A 6A Southeast 7, 10 Gulf 8, 23
Northwest
Plains 9, 13 North Central A 11A North Central B 11B, 16 Great Lakes A 12A

Great Lakes B 12B Mid-Atlantic 20 Central A 24A Central B 24B

B. In the event that there is an open berth, the standing volleyball committee shall fill the open berth using the following criteria:
1. District runner-up of the district whose champion is unable to attend.
2. Host college.
3. Substitution order: District PA, GL-A, NC-A, MW-B, GL-A, C-A, CN-A, MA, NE, W, C-B, NWP, G, MW-A, SE, PB
C. In the event that volleyball is added within a region, or a new region is established, that region would be included in the closest
district.
D. All region winners must submit roster, 5x7 team picture and entry form to the Tournament Director by November 10, 2020. Team
photos must have individuals in team uniform in a formal pose with numbers visible.
E. District Playoffs
1. District Directors shall file procedures and dates to the NJCAA National Office by October 5, 2020.
2. District Directors shall submit a financial plan for handling the District Tournament, subject for approval by Regional Directors
involved.
3. Any region that is involved in district play must have their Region Tournament completed by November 4, 2020. All district
playoffs shall be completed by November 8, 2020. TBD due to COVID-19
4. Certified PAVO or USA Volleyball rated officials are recommended for all regional and district playoffs. It is also
recommended to have certified line judges for regular season. Certification is determined by the regions.
5. All colleges must qualify in compliance with Article XII of the NJCAA bylaws.
Section 4. Tournament Seeding
A. The seeding committee will consist of the Sectional Directors. The committee will seed all 16 teams in the tournament on November 10,
2020. TBD due to COVID-19
B. 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 and/or strength of schedule.
3. National Poll.
4. Overall and JUCO record. Should a member of the seeding committee coach a team that participates in the tournament, that
individual shall be excused from the seeding process.
5. The Coaches Association Representative from Division II Volleyball will participate in the seeding conference call for
informational purposes only, as a non-voting member and will be excused from the call prior to the actual seeding
process.
If the Coaches Association Representative’s team qualifies for the national tournament, the Coaches Association
Representative will not participate on the call.
6. 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