JOINT HOSTING (PRELIMINARY-ROUND SITES ONLY) The NCAA Division III Championships Committee has approved a recommendation from the NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Basketball Committees to establish hosting guidelines for institutions whose men’s and women’s teams earn berths in their respective championships.
The committees established these guidelines to eliminate potential conflicts created by the potential to host four-team events for both genders, to assist institutions in preparing for hosting opportunities and to ensure the opportunity of providing a quality championship experience for all teams involved in both championships.
Institutions with both men’s and women’s teams in the championships and with the opportunity to host four-team events for both genders will follow these hosting guidelines:
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First/Second Rounds Preference
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Sectionals Preference
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Even Years
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Men
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Women
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Odd Years
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Women
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Men
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If conflicts prevent another institution from hosting while following these guidelines, the men’s and women’s committees will determine which team will play first at the same site. The men’s and women’s committees are concerned with conflicts created when institutions attempt to host both men’s and women’s championship events, and the impact those conflicts have on the committees during site selection, and on the institution during the administration of the events.
The committees also recognize that some institutions with both teams in the championships, while recognizing their limitations in hosting both events, may face administrative pressure having to choose to host one championship event over another.
The committees believe these guidelines can alleviate this administrative pressure. The committees’ primary concerns include the following:
• The institutional administrative pressure to host both championship events and/or to choose between which championship event it will host if it cannot host both events.
• The condition and availability of practice facilities.
