WOMEN'S AND MEN'S BASKETBALL

Championship Dates: Top Eight Teams:
Mon. March 3rd, 2008 Quarterfinals @ higher seed
Thur. March 6th, 2008 Semifinals @ higher seed
Sat. March 8, 2008 Finals @ higher seed 
(All championship game times are 7:00pm or 5:30pm women & 7:30pm men if doubleheaders)

Link to: Conference MBB & WBB Tourney Championship Coaches & Administrators Information- TBA

Link to: Basketball Host and Support Rotation

Methods: Eight team single elimination tournament.

Procedure: Teams will be seeded according to regular season finish. The conference tournament winner shall be the champion and receive the NCAA automatic bid. Members agree to admit opponents students, with student ID, without charge (5/13/04). Player passes will adhere to NCAA requirements. No complimentary passes will be provided to visiting teams (5/1/02).

Seeding: ties will be broken in the following manner: 1) Head to head results during the regular season for a two-way tie (when the teams have played each other twice) 2) Records against all oppenents involved in the tie when all teams have played each other twice 3) Records against league opponents not involved in the tie working down from #1, but disregarding opponent(s) not played twice by all teams involved in the tie

3) Conference Carlolinas Rating as Follows:

Basis of Points

1. Only winning games of each tied team count towards points.
2. A winning record is .500 or above
3. A losing record is below .500
4. Random selection by the Commissioner
   

* In the situation of three or more teams tying; after determining the highest seeded team, the tie breaking procedure reverts back to the start of the tie breaking procedure to seed the next team. This process continues until all tied teams have been seeded.

Media Policy Regarding Officials: Link to League Media Policy

Delay of Game Policy: Link to League Delayed Game Policy

Basketball Code of Conduct: Link to Basketball Code of Conduct

Admissions Policy: Any sport in which there is an admissions charge, league students with valid ID to be admitted free (except rented facilities off campus). Passed 8-11-04.

Ejection Policy: When a player or team party member is ejected both the team’s coach and (if a league opponent) the opposing coach are to notify their Athletic Director, in writing, within two working days. The Athletic Director will complete and submit to the league office the Ejection Report Form found on the web.

A coach ejected for an "unsporting act" will be cautioned by the institution’s Athletic Director or immediate superior in a form provided by the league. Copies of cautions and suspensions will be provided to the institution’s President, FAR, the Director of Basketball Officiating and the Commissioner. A second ejection in the same year will, minimally, carry a next game suspension. A third ejection in the same year will, minimally, carry a next two games suspension. End of year suspensions will be carried forward to the next year.

Ejected coaches must leave sight of the playing field/floor when ejected. If the ejected coach does not comply in a timely manner, the game is forfeited.

Scheduling:
1. The league basketball schedules are provided by the commissioner's office as directed by the Athletic Directors Committee.
2. Doubleheaders are scheduled with 5:30 & 7:30 starting times.
3. The hosting team may elect starting times of 2:00 & 4:00 PM on Saturdays.
4. Game date or time changes (other than #3 above) must be submitted to the Commissioner on a Basketball Game Change form signed by both member Athletic Directors, and must include a written rational for the change.

Schedule Links:
2008-09 Conference Carolinas Basketball Schedule
2007-08 Basketball Schedule
2004/05, 2005/06 & 2006/07 Archived Basketball Schedules

Policy:
1. The official game ball sponser is Baden as contracted by league member vote. Host schools will provide five practice balls comparable, to those used by the home team, for the visiting team (8/14/02).

2.  Home teams will record/tape conference games and provide a duplicate copy to the visiting team.  

3. League members will not provide game tapes or verbal scouting reports to non-conference opponents.

4. Leage members will exchange video within the conference (5/1/02).

Tape Exchange Details:            

• -no more than 2 game films per team            
• -sent within 2 postmarked business days            
• -all request done by Nov. 1st            
• -standard mail unless requested overnight which is paid by recipient            
• -use all brand new tapes
  (4/06)  

5. Scheduled snow dates will be used for postponed lague games unless there is mutual agreement by the Athletic Directors at both schools to reschedule the games on another date.

6. Postponed games must be rescheduled prior to the Saturday preceding the leage tournament week.

7. Visiting teams may occupy the locker room 1.5 hours and use the basketball court 1 hour prior to the scheduled game starting time.

8. The electronic media agreement for conference web broadcast game is that a 75 second mandatory electronic media timeout as prescribed in the NCAA rules are taken after the 14 and 7 minute mark of each half.  By NCAA rule each team has one 60 second and four 30 second (one 30 second timeout may NOT be carried over to the second half) discretionary team timeouts (8/8/07).

Future Tournament Sites: 'Higher seed to Host Program' is a one year pilot program for 2008. Option available to revert back to tournament rotation schedule:  Erskine in 2004, Limestone in 2005, Mount Olive in 2006, Pfeiffer in 2007, Queens in 2009, St. Andrews in 2010, Anderson in 2011, Barton in 2012, Belmont Abbey in 2013, Coker in 2014, and Lees-McRae in 2015. (6/1/07)

Member schools must declare if they are going to host for their assigned year within a minimum 2 years of the tournament date . Example: Mt. Olive must declare intentions by March of 2004 for their 2006 assigned date (10/8/03).

All Conference Team: Each team through their SID may nominate players for all-conference consideration. All nominations received by the Service Bureau Director prior to the stated deadline will be returned to SIDs via ballot. First (5) second (5) and honorable mention(5) teams will be selected. The ballot will consist of the 10 players in rank order 1-10. Each team will vote for 10 players excluding their own, in rank order. The ballot will be sent to and received from the member SID. The all-conference team is released in conjunction with pre-tournament publicity.

The All-Conf. Basketball Team will be selected by nomination & ballot via email submission to league office.  All sport coaches that nominate & vote All-Conference Teams via email procedure through the league office (as opposed to meeting in person), will be required to attend a conference call following nominations but prior to voting ballots (set up by the conference office).  Ballots are required to be completed within 24 hours of the coaches conference call.

Player of the Year: Each league member will vote for three players excluding their own, in rank order. Ballots will be sent to and received from SIDs and the winner will be named Player of the Year. Ties will be broken by greatest number of 1) first place votes, 2) 2ed place votes, 3) 3rd place votes.

Coach of the Year: Each league member will vote for three coaches excluding their own, in rank order. Ballots will be sent to and received from SIDs and the winner will be named Coach of the Year. Ties will be broken by greatest number of 1) first place votes, 2) 2ed place votes, 3) 3rd place votes.

Freshman of the Year: The top true freshman vote-getter of the league members using the same procedure and time frame as Player of the Year.

All Tournament: Coaches will select the all tournament team as follows: 1st place-MVP + 2 All Tournament, 2ed-2 All Tournament, 3rd & 4th-1 All Tournament.

Link To: Men’s and Women’s Basketball Game Management Procedures

Student Sportsmanship Pledge Form & Link (Reminder to be signed by each student athlete during preseason and filed in schools athletic department)

Women's Committee Chairperson: Jeff Dow, Anderson University (Interim)
Men's Committee Chairperson: Ron Lievense, Barton
Athletic Director Liaison: Larry Epperly, Limestone College