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The following guidelines are provided for NCAA site representatives and host institution tournament managers when dealing with inclement weather. The scenarios below are intended to be general guidelines for operation. Issues such as future weather forecasts, television, competitive equity, missed class time and expenses associated with playing games after Monday may dictate an alternate schedule. The host shall appoint a qualified person responsible for monitoring the local weather at all times. Additionally, host institutions are encouraged to have a local meteorologist either on-site or on-call to help provide a professional evaluation of future weather forecasts and potential severe weather issues.
Regionals
The primary goal is to play games according to the published schedule [two games on Friday, two games on Saturday, two games on Sunday and one game on Monday (if necessary)].
As a general guideline, no game should start later than 11 p.m. local time.
As another general guideline, in the case of a suspended game the remaining game schedule should be adjusted so that there is no possibility of a team playing more than two complete games in one day.
Lightning should be monitored via the DTN Weather Sentry Online system. Please use these weathermonitoring devices when trying to determine starting times after a delay. The host institution is required to designate one individual whose main responsibility will be to monitor the weather/lightning during all practices and competition.
You should keep in touch with the local weather bureau and we also encourage you to evaluate the weather via www.weather.gov or www.weather.com.
If available, it is strongly recommended to have a local meteorologist on-site or at a minimum on-call to provide their expert analysis on any potential weather in the area.
POSSIBLE SCENARIOS:
1. If Games 1 and 2 on Friday are both cancelled . . . play Games 1 and 2 on Saturday, play Games 3, 4 and 5 on Sunday and Games 6 and 7 (if necessary) on Monday. (0 2 3 2)
2. If Game 1 is started and suspended before being completed on Friday…..resumption of Game 1 and Game 2 on Saturday, Games 3, 4 and 5 on Sunday, Games 6 and 7 (if necessary) on Monday. (.5 1.5 3 2)
3. If Game 2 on Friday is cancelled . . . play Games 2, 3 and 4 on Saturday, Games 5 and 6 on Sunday, and Game 7 on Monday (if necessary). (1 3 2 1)
4. If Game 1 is completed on Friday and Game 2 is started but suspended before being completed on Friday….resumption of Game 2 and Games 3 and 4 on Saturday, Games 5 and 6 on Sunday and Game 7 (if necessary) on Monday. (1.5 2.5 2 1) 14
5. If Games 1 and 2 are played on Friday but both Games 3 and 4 are cancelled on Saturday . . . play Games 3, 4 and 5 on Sunday and Games 6 and 7 (if necessary) on Monday. (2 0 3 2)
6. If Games 1 and 2 are played on Friday, and Game 3 is started but suspended before being completed on Saturday……resumption of Game 3 plus Games 4 and 5 on Sunday, Games 6 and 7 (if necessary) on Monday. (2 .5 2.5 2)
7. If Games 1 and 2 are played on Friday, and Game 4 on Saturday is cancelled . . . play Games 4 and 5 on Sunday and Games 6 and 7 (if necessary) on Monday. (2 1 2 2)
8. If Games 1 and 2 are played on Friday, and Game 3 is completed but Game 4 is started but suspended before being completed on Saturday…..resumption of Game 4 plus Game 5 on Sunday, Games 6 and 7 (if necessary) on Monday. (2 1.5 1.5 2)
9. If Games 1 and 2 are played on Friday, Games 3 and 4 are played on Saturday but both Games 5 and 6 on Sunday are cancelled. . . play Games 5 and 6 on Monday and Game 7 on Tuesday (if necessary). (2 2 0 2 1)
10. If Games 1 and 2 are played on Friday, Games 3 and 4 are played on Saturday, Game 5 is started but suspended before being completed on Sunday…….resumption of Game 5 plus Game 6 on Monday, and Game 7 (if necessary) on Tuesday. (2 2 .5 1.5 1)
11. If Games 1 and 2 are played on Friday, Games 3 and 4 are played on Saturday, Game 5 is completed but Game 6 is cancelled on Sunday . . .play Games 6 and 7 (if necessary) on Monday. (2 2 1 2)
12. If Games 1 and 2 are played on Friday, Games 3 and 4 are played on Saturday, Game 5 is completed but Game 6 is started but suspended before being completed on Sunday….resumption of Game 6 and Game 7 (if necessary) on Monday. (2 2 1.5 1.5)
13. If Games 1 and 2 are played on Friday, Games 3 and 4 are played on Saturday, Games 5 and 6 are played on Sunday and you experience inclement weather for the if necessary Game 7 on Monday . . . try to get the game in on Monday OR play as early as possible on Tuesday. (2 2 2 0 1)
14. If both games are cancelled on Friday and both games are cancelled on Saturday . . . play Games 1 and 2 on Sunday, Games 3, 4 and 5 on Monday and Games 6 and 7 (if necessary) on Tuesday. (0 0 2 3 2)
If there is inclement weather, the host institution may have access to its clubhouse during a game delay regardless of being designated as the home or visiting team in any given game in which it participates; however, the host institution must provide access to adequate space to accommodate the other participating team(s). The intent of this rule is to provide equitable inclement weather facilities for each participating team during the course of any inclement weather delays. Hosts shall have a stadium evacuation policy in the event of lightning or severe weather. The host shall also have and use appropriate public address announcer scripts as necessary.
