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DIII Proposal |
Convention Year: 2004
Date Submitted: March 11, 2003
Effective Date: Immediate
IPOPL Number: na
SPOPL Number: na
Official Notice Number: na
Source: NCAA Division III Championships Committee.
Proposal Category: Administrative Regulation
Topical Area:
Status: In Progress
Intent:
To add the championship selection principles guidelines to the executive regulations, as specified.
Administrative: Amend 31.3, pages 253-256, as follows:
[Division III]
"31.3
SELECTION OF TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPATION. A
list of the institutions in good standing shall be supplied by the
Association's president to the chair of each governing sports committee and to
the athletics director of the host institution. This list should be observed
carefully to assure that no entries are accepted from or invitations extended
to ineligible institutions.
[31.3.1
unchanged.]
"31.3.1.1
Eligibility for Berths. Pools A, B and C will be determined as follows:
"(a)
Pool A -- Conferences that meet the automatic-qualification requirements per
Bylaw 31.3.4;
"(b)
Pool B -- Independent institutions plus institutions from conferences that do
not meet the automatic-qualification requirements, divided by the
bracket-access ratio in that sport (the number of eligible institutions divided
by the bracket size). For example, 358 eligible institutions divided by a
48-team bracket = 1:7.46. To determine Pool B, for example, a sport has
54 institutions that are in conferences that do not receive automatic
qualification and 13 independents, for a total of 67 institutions. The
bracket-access ratio in that sport is 1:7.46. As a result, there will be
eight berths in Pool B (67 divided by 7.46 = 8.98 rounded to 8). If
rounding is necessary, the number will be rounded down. An additional
berth is only provided if the next whole number is achieved. If the
number of institutions being considered in Pool B are less than the access
ratio (e.g., three schools and a ratio 1:9), those institutions would be
considered in Pool C.
"(c)
Pool C. The bracket size minus the number of Pool A and Pool B
berths. This would be a national selection based on a team's win-loss
record within its region and conference. For example, a bracket of 48
minus (Pool A + Pool B) = Pool C.
[31.3.2
unchanged.]
"31.3.2.1
Pairings and Site Selection. The following criteria will be used for
pairings and site selections:
"(a)
Once selected, teams shall be grouped in clusters according to natural-geographic
proximity. Teams shall then be paired according to geographic
proximity. A team may be moved to numerically balance the bracket if
geographic proximity is maintained. Teams shall be paired and eligible
according to geographic proximity (within 500 miles). An exception may be
granted where there are not enough teams within the 500-mile radius to fill the
region.
"(b)
Teams may be seeded on a regional basis using the regional-selection
criteria. However, geographic proximity shall take precedent over
seeding.
"(c)
Teams from the same conference shall not play one another in the first round as
long as geographic proximity is maintained.
"(d)
The highest seeded team that meets all selection criteria shall be selected as
the host institution, provided geographic proximity is maintained.
"31.3.3
Criteria for Selection of Participants. The following criteria, based
on regional and conference competition and in priority order, shall be employed
by a governing-sports committee in selecting participants for NCAA
championships competition, and a governing-sports committee that wishes to use
additional criteria must obtain Championships Committee approval before doing
so:
"(a)
Winning percentage, head-to-head results, results against common opponents;
"(b)
Strength of schedule as demonstrated by regional opponents winning percentage;
"(c)
Results against teams already in the tournament; and
"(d)
If an analysis of the primary criteria, by the committee, does not result in a
decision, the remainder of the institution's schedule (e.g. NAIA, Division I
and II opponents, non-member institutions, and out-of-region play) may be
evaluated. If a committee wishes to use a strength-of-schedule index, it
must be based on regional opponents winning percentage and must be approved by
the Division III Championships Committee.
[31.3.3.1
through 31.3.3.6 unchanged.]
[31.3.4
unchanged.]
"31.3.4.1
General Requirements. To be eligible for automatic qualification, a
member conference must meet the following general requirements:
[31.3.4.1-(a)
through 31.3.4.1-(i) unchanged.]
"(j)
Conference Membership Deadline. To receive automatic
qualification a conference must have its membership established and defined by
April of the preceding academic year.
"31.3.4.2
Additional Requirements. The conference must have:
"(a)
Been a member conference of the Association for two consecutive academic years.
The Championships Committee may grant a No waivers of the
two-year waiting period shall be granted;
[31.3.4.2-(b)
and 31.3.4.2-(c) unchanged.]
"(d)
At least 50 percent of a conference's members must sponsor a minimum of three
men's and three women's team sports. Single-sport conferences in existence
before February 1, 1998 and who maintained its membership and automatic
qualification, do not have to meet this minimum sport-sponsorship
requirement; and
[31.3.4.2-(e)
unchanged.]
[31.3.4.3
through 31.3.4.4 unchanged.]
[31.3.5
unchanged.]
"31.3.5.1
Selections of Berths. After the determination of the automatic pool (Pool
A) berths, the governing sports committee responsible for the selection of the
balance of the championship field shall determine the Pool B selection followed
by the Pool C selections. Berths for Pool B and Pool C shall be selected
on a national basis, using regional-selection criteria. There shall be no
predetermined regional allocations for Pools B and C. There shall be no
maximum or minimum number of berths from one region and no conference shall
receive more than one automatic berth.
"31.3.5.2
Selection Criteria. The governing sports committee responsible for the
selection of the balance of the championships field shall select teams in Pools
B and C based on the criteria below. The criteria of two or more teams
shall be compared to determine the higher ranked team. An attempt shall
be made to determine the ranking of two or more teams after consideration of
the primary criteria (see Bylaw 31.3.5.2.1). If the evaluation of the
primary criteria does not result in a decision, the secondary criteria will be
used (see Bylaw 31.3.5.2.2). All the primary and secondary criteria
listed will be evaluated (not listed in preferential order).
"31.3.5.2.1
Primary Criteria -- For Ranking and Selection (All Contests Leading up to NCAA
Championships).
"(a)
Win-loss percentage against regional opponents;
"(b)
Strength-of-schedule index (only contests versus regional competition);
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Win on the road versus a team at or above .667 |
15 points |
|
Win at home versus a team at or above .667 |
14 points |
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Win on the road versus a team at or above .500, but
below .667 |
13 points |
|
Win at home versus a team at or above .500, but below
.667 |
12 points |
|
Win on the road versus a team at or above .333, but
below .500 |
11 points |
|
Win at home versus a team at or above .333, but below
.500 |
10 points |
|
Win on the road versus a team below .333 |
9 points |
|
Win at home versus a team below .333 |
8 points |
|
Loss on the road versus a team at or above .667 |
7 points |
|
Loss at home versus a team at or above .667 |
6 points |
|
Loss on the road versus a team at or above .500, but
below .667 |
5 points |
|
Loss at home versus a team at or above .500, but below
.667 |
4 points |
|
Loss on the road versus a team at or above .333, but
below .500 |
3 points |
|
Loss at home versus a team at or above .333, but below
.500 |
2 points |
|
Loss on the road versus a team below .333 |
1 point |
|
Loss at home versus a team
below .333 |
0 points |
"(1)
The point totals for the strength-schedule index shall be calculated as
follows:
"(a)
Points for tied contests shall be calculated by taking the points which would
have been awarded with a win, adding the points which would have been awarded
with a loss and dividing by two;
"(b)
The strength-of-schedule index shall be calculated by adding the total number
of points and dividing by the number of games;
"(c)
A neutral game shall be defined as being in neither team's locale and, as such,
is awarded as if it were an away game; and
"(d)
The strength-of-schedule index shall be calculated for ratings at the time of
the ranking calls and using final results for selection purposes.
"(c)
In-region head-to-head competition;
"(d)
In-region results versus common regional opponents; and
"(e)
In-region results versus regionally ranked teams will be considered as follows:
"(1)
Opponents are considered ranked once they appear one time in the sport's official
rankings; and
"(2)
Conference postseason contests are included.
"31.3.5.2.2
Secondary Criteria -- For Ranking and Selection.
"(a)
Out-of-region head-to-head competition;
"(b)
Overall Division III win-loss percentage;
"(c)
Results versus common non-Division III opponents;
"(d)
Results versus Division III teams ranked in other regions;
"(e)
Overall win-loss percentage;
"(f)
Results versus common out-of-region opponents;
"(g)
Overall Division III strength-of-schedule; and
"(h)
Should a committee find that evaluation of a team's win-loss percentage during
the 25 percent of the season is applicable (i.e., end-of-season performance),
it may adopt such criteria with approval from the Championships Committee.
"31.3.5.2.3
Regional Alignments. All members of a conference shall be placed in the
same region for evaluation purposes, unless the Championships Committee has
granted an exception. Members of those conferences granted an exception
shall be placed in their natural geographical regions for evaluation purposes."
Rationale:
na
Primary Contact Person:
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Cosponsorship - Conference:
None
Cosponsorship - Institution:
None
Position Statement(s):
None
Convention Vote:
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