NCAA DIVISION III MEN’S ANNUAL REPORT DECEMBER 2020

The NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Committee is providing this information to outline key actions taken by the committee during the past year, as well as future recommendations or information that will be helpful to you. In addition, if you have any questions regarding this information, contact Jim Ott, chair of the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Committee, and/or a member of the committee or John Kuzio, NCAA championships manager.

1. 2020-21 National Committee Members. Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Jim Ott, chair Central Region Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Head Men’s Golf Coach Term ends: Sept. 2021 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Illinois Wesleyan New England Small College Athletic Conference Email: [email protected] North Coast Athletic Conference Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Penny Allen-Cook Great Lakes Region Commissioner Term ends: Sept. 2022 North Atlantic Conference Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn. North Eastern Athletic Conference Email: [email protected] Athletic Conference

Old Dominion Athletic Conference Jon King Mid-Atlantic Region Associate AD/Head Men’s Golf Coach Term ends: Sept. 2024 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Alvernia Email: [email protected] Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tristan Durgin Northeast Region Southern Athletic Association Sports Information Director Term ends: Sept. 2023 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference University of New England USA South Athletic Conference Email: [email protected] 5. Selection Process. The 2021 championship field size will John Sjoberg Southeast Region be limited to 75% of a typical field size. The format of the field Head Men’s Golf Coach Term ends: Sept. 2024 size is yet to be determined by the championships committee Emory University for spring championships. Email: [email protected] 6. Selection Criteria. The men’s golf committee has received Butch Edge West Region approval from the Division III Championships Committee to Head Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach Term ends: Sept. 2022 consider the following criteria in the selection of at-large Texas-Dallas teams for the men’s golf championships (not necessarily in Email: [email protected] priority order): The primary criteria emphasize regional competition (all contests leading up to NCAA 2. Sponsorship. 2020-21 men’s golf sport sponsorship. championships); all criteria listed will be evaluated (not listed in priority order). If the evaluation of the primary criteria does not result in a decision, the secondary criteria will be Division I 294 reviewed. Division II 216

Division III 305

Total 815 Primary: • In-division head-to-head competition;

• In-division results versus common opponents; The sponsorship and pool document is posted online on the • DIII Men’s Golf landing page. In-division won-lost results; • Division III strength of schedule • 3. Automatic Qualification. The Division III Championships Place/finish in all competitions; Committee awarded the following 31 conferences automatic • Stroke differential; qualification into the 2021 championships: • Individual stroke averages; • Adjusted scoring average; Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference • Golfstat indexes; American Rivers Conference • Nullification (Bylaw 31.02.4)

American Southwest Conference Secondary: • Overall head-to-head competition; College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin • Overall results versus common opponents; Colonial States Athletic Conference • Overall won-lost results; Commonwealth Coast Conference • Late-season performance, defined as an institution’s last three tournaments, which may include the conference Great Northeast Athletic Conference championship. Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Additionally, input is provided by regional advisory committees for consideration by the men’s golf committee. NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Annual Report December 2020 Page No. 2 ______

Coaches’ polls and/or any other outside polls or rankings are 11. Pre-Championship Manual. The 2020-21 NCAA Division III not used by the men’s golf committee for selection purposes. Men’s Golf Pre-Championships Manual will be posted in February on the men’s golf sport landing page. 7. 2020-21 Selection Process. Both fall and spring schedules will be considered. A team or individual must compete in a 12. Rules. The 2020-21 Hard Card will be posted after the new minimum of three contests (minimum of 18 holes) after Jan. year on the Division III Men’s Golf landing page at NCAA.org. 1 of each year. The institutions that earned their conferences’ automatic qualifier in the fall are not required to play in four 13. NCAA Websites. NCAA.org and NCAA.com. contests after the first of the year, but the men’s golf committee recommends that a spring schedule is conducted. 14. 2021 Championship Dates and Site. For junior varsity contests, the respective school must inform the host institution that its junior varsity program will participate and that its team score should not appear on the Selection Announcement: Monday, May 3, 2021. tournament results form; however, individual scores may be National Championships: May 11-14, 2021. reported. Waivers will be accepted by the men’s golf Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, West Virginia. committee for teams or individuals that have not met Bethany College (West Virginia) and Presidents' Athletic eligibility requirements due to weather or other extenuating Conference, hosts. circumstances. Waivers must be submitted in writing to the NCAA championship manager before the selection date. 15. Future Dates and Sites.

To be considered during the selection process either as an 2022 Selection Announcement: Monday, May 2, 2022. automatic berth (Pool A) or an at-large berth (Pool B and National Championships: May 10-13, 2022. Pool C), an institution must play at least 25 percent of its Mission Inn Resort & Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. competition against Division III in-region opponents, unless Oglethorpe University and Greater Orlando Sports a waiver has been approved by the Division III Commission, hosts. Championships Committee. 2023 Selection Announcement: Monday, May 8, 2023. 8. Regional Rankings. Regional rankings will be published on National Championships: May 16-19, 2023. NCAA.com April 8, 15, and 22. A fourth regional ranking will Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Kentucky. be published after the selection announcement on May 3. , host.

9. Championships Format. The team and individual 2024 Selection Announcement: Monday, May 6, 2024. champions will be determined after 72 holes of play. After 36 National Championships: May 14-17, 2024. holes of competition, the field will be cut to the top 18 teams Boulder Creek Golf Club and The Legacy Golf Club in and top six individuals not on one of those teams. Ties for Boulder City, Nevada. the cut will be broken by a sudden-death playoff or, if University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Las Vegas Events, necessary, by the non sudden-death tiebreaking procedures hosts. set forth in the pre-championships manual. 2025 Selection Announcement: Monday, May 12, 2025. 10. Annual Meetings. The 2021 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf National Championships: May 20-23, 2025. Committee annual meeting will take place virtually June 22- Midvale Country Club and Irondequoit Country Club in 23. Submit agenda items in writing to the NCAA Rochester, . championships manager, John Kuzio by June 4, 2021. Men’s St. John Fisher College and Rochester NY Sports golf committee reports can be found online on the DIII Men’s Commission, hosts. Golf landing page and championships committee meeting reports can be found on the DIII Championships Committee 2026 Selection Announcement: Monday, May 4, 2026. landing page. National Championships: May 12-15, 2026. Mission Inn Resort & Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. Oglethorpe University and Greater Orlando Sports Commission, hosts.