1. CHAMPIONSHIP STRUCTURE - The 2010 NCVF National Collegiate Club Championship Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky, provides four divisions for men and three divisions for women. The Ranking Committee reserves the right to adjust team entries for each division as well as division size.
2. MEN’S DIVISIONAL RULES
2.1 No more than one men’s team per university/college may enter MDI, MDIAA, or MDII.
2.2 Up to two teams from the same university/college may enter MDIII.
2.3 A university/college may not have more than three teams entered in the Championship Tournament.
2.4 Student enrollment includes undergraduate and graduate students.
2.5 Submission of an entry packet and a fee for the Championship Tournament constitutes a team’s acceptance to play in whichever division the Ranking Committee selects for it.
2.6 The Ranking Committee will place teams into divisions based on a first-come, first-served basis.
2.6.1 Exception - Throughout the season the Ranking Committee will rank the top twenty-five teams. Any team within the top twenty-five at the time of the Championship Tournament entry deadline will have its spot reserved for the division in which it is ranked. That said, if a top twenty-five team registers after the entry deadline, this exception no longer applies.
Example - Fifty teams register for MDI. Team X turns in its entry packet and fee on the entry deadline, and is ranked #10 by the Ranking Committee. Team X is guaranteed a spot in MDI. If Team X registers after the entry deadline, it is not guaranteed a spot in MDI.
3. MEN’S DIVISIONAL STRUCTURE
3.1 Men’s Division I/IAA (MDI, MDIAA)
3.1.1 MDI shall consist of forty-eight teams.
3.1.2 MDIAA may consist of up to thirty-six teams.
3.1.3 Teams from a four-year university/college with a student enrollment of 15,000 or more must play in MDI or MDIAA.
3.1.4 When splitting the divisions, the Ranking Committee will give preference to teams from a university/college with a student enrollment of 15,000 or more.
3.1.5 Teams from a four-year university/college with a student enrollment less than 15,000 may play in MDI or MDIAA if placed by the Ranking Committee or if space still is available after the entry deadline.
3.1.6 Teams that are not selected for MDI or MDIAA will remain on the wait list. In no event will a team be permitted to play in MDII or MDIII.
3.2 Men’s Division II (MDII)
3.2.1 MDII may consist of up to forty-eight teams.
3.2.2 Only teams from a four-year university/college with a student enrollment less than 15,000 may play in MDII.
3.2.3 Teams eligible to participate in MDII may compete in MDI or MDIAA if placed by the Ranking Committee or if space still is available after the entry deadline. If a team that is eligible to participate in MDII elects to play in MDI or MDIAA it vacates its ability to participate in MDII.
Example - Team Y comes from a college with 10,000 students. It is eligible for MDII. Team Y, however, wants to play MDI. Team Y turns in its entry packet and fee on the entry deadline, and is ranked #20 by the Ranking Committee. Team Y is guaranteed a spot in MDI. Team Y selects to play in MDI. Team Y can no longer play in MDII.
3.3 Men’s Division III (MDIII)
3.3.1 MDIII may consist of up to twenty-four teams.
3.3.2 A team from a two-year university/college is eligible to participate in this division. Such a school may not participate in any other division.
3.3.3 A team from a four-year university/college may participate in this division only if it already entered a team in MDI, MDIAA, or MDII.
Example - Team A, Team B, and Team C come from the same four-year college with 15,000 students. Team A is enrolled in MDI. Team B and Team C now are eligible to participate in MDIII.
3.3.3.1 Exception – A school’s MDI team decides not to attend the Championship Tournament. In this instance, the Ranking Committee will consider accepting that same school’s MDIII team.
4. WOMEN’S DIVISIONAL RULES
4.1 No more than one women’s team per university/college may enter WDI or WDII.
4.2 Up to two teams from the same university/college only may enter WDIII.
4.3 A university/college may not have more than three teams entered in the Championship Tournament.
4.3.1 A second or third team from the same school will not be ranked for WDI or WDII.
4.4 Submission of an entry packet and a fee for the Championship Tournament constitutes a team’s acceptance to play in whichever division the Ranking Committee selects for it.
4.5 The Ranking Committee will place teams into divisions based on a first-come, first-served basis.
4.5.1 Exception - Throughout the season the Ranking Committee will rank the top twenty-five teams. Any team within the top twenty-five at the time of the Championship Tournament entry deadline will have its spot reserved for the division in which it is ranked. That said, if a top twenty-five team registers after the entry deadline, this exception no longer applies.
Example - Fifty teams register for WDI. Team X turns in its entry packet and fee on the entry deadline, and is ranked #10 by the Ranking Committee. Team X is guaranteed a spot in WDI. If Team X registers after the entry deadline, it is not guaranteed a spot in WDI.
5. WOMEN’S DIVISIONAL STRUCTURE
5.1 Women’s Division I/II (WDI, WDII)
5.1.1 WDI shall consist of the top forty-eight ranked teams as determined by the Ranking Committee.
5.1.2 WDII may consist of up to forty-eight teams, which shall consist of the next top forty-eight teams ranked by the Ranking Committee, except for a second or third team from the same university/college.
5.1.3 Only teams from a four-year university/college may participate in WDI or WDII. A second or third team from the same university/college must play WDIII.
5.2 Women’s Division III (WDIII)
5.2.1 WDIII may consist of up to thirty-six teams.
5.2.2 Any team not placed in WDI or WDII will be placed in this division.
5.2.3 Up to two teams from the same university/school may enter this division.
5.2.4 Any second or third team from the same school must participate in WDIII.
5.2.4.1 Exception - If a school’s WDI or WDII team decides not to attend the Championship Tournament, the Ranking Committee will consider accepting that same school’s second or third team.
5.2.5 A team from a two-year university/college is eligible to participate in this division. Such a school may not participate in any other division.
Officially approved and adopted by the NCVF Effective August 6, 2009 Copyright © 2009 by the NCVF