NFCA 

NJCAA III

All-Region & All-American Procedures

NFCA All-American

Opens: May 9

Deadline:  May 29, 12 p.m. Eastern/9 a.m. Pacific

• Nominations
  1. Who may nominate
     1. Coaches of eligible NJCAA III institutions who are active NFCA members
        • Any institution, coach, or athlete in the process of moving from one division to another shall remain eligible for NFCA awards for the current year in the existing division they are competing. The NFCA may award athletes and/or coaches at these institutions even if the institution is prohibited from championship play or conference awards provided that the institution played the majority of their schedule at that particular division.
     2. Who may be nominated
        1. Coaches may nominate up to eight players from their own team All-American selection.
        2. Coaches may nominate more than one player for the same position.

• A player may only be nominated for one position.

1. The nomination form must be filled out completely to be considered.

• Guidelines 
  1. Pitchers
     1. Must have pitched a minimum of 70 innings 
     2. Pitching stats are the first consideration.

• Defensive stats are second consideration.

1. Offensive stats are third consideration.

1. Defensive Positions
   1. Must have played 50 percent of the school's total games at the nominated position.
   2. Defensive and offensive statistics will have equal weight.
2. Utility/Pitcher
   1. Must have played at least 50 percent of the school's total games at two or more positions, with at least 33 percent of the total games being played at one position.
   2. The nominee must have recorded a minimum of 50 innings pitched.

• Defensive and offensive statistics will have equal weight.

1. Defensive stats for each position played must be provided (except for DP).

1. DP and Utility/Non-Pitcher
   1. DP must have played a minimum of 50 percent of the school's total number of games at the DP position. 
   2. Utility/non-pitcher must have played at least 50 percent of the school's total games at two or more positions, with no more than 67 percent of the total games being played at any one position. 

• The nominee must not have pitched more than 49 2/3 innings. 

1. All statistics must be included.
2. Defensive stats for each position played must be provided (except for DP).

• Meeting
  1. Regional representatives meet via conference call the to select the All-America First Team.
  2. In 2020, the conference call will take place on May 31. 
• Eligibility
  1. Only players who were nominated are eligible for consideration at the All-American level.
     1. It is the responsibility of the player's coach to get updated statistics (including game-by-game) on his or her All-American candidate(s) to the regional representative.
     2. Conference tournament and regional statistics should be excluded, if applicable.

• Process
  1. Order of Selection
     1. The selection process is done by position. A determined position is selected before the committee moves on to vote for another position.
        • For example, if the committee is looking at pitchers, the committee members: a) vote in all the first team pitchers, b) move on to the next position.
     2. The committee discusses each player on the ballot who has been brought to the table by the regional representative as a potential first-team All-American.
        • A vote is taken and the top vote-getter represents the first team.

• If there is a tie, the committee re-discusses the individuals involved in the tie and re-votes until the tie is broken. 

• Composition
  1. NJCAA III will be awarded First Team All-Americans. Should membership percentages fall substantially as of March 1 of a given year the NJCAA III All-American Committee will reevaluate the number of current All-American Teams. Should membership fall below 50% by March 1 of a given year there will be a mandated decrease in the number of All-American teams. (Example: One year with no NJCAA III All-Americans).
  2. The All-American team is comprised of 18 players:
     1. three pitchers, one catcher, one first base, one second base, one third base, one shortstop, three outfielders, one utility/pitcher, one utility/non-pitcher, and five at large positions. 
        • At-large positions are nominated by the regional representatives.

• Announcement of All-American Teams
  4. The All-American team will be announced on the NFCA Website at 5 p.m. EDT/2 p.m. PDT, Wednesday, June 4.