Regional Advisory Committee Member Responsibilities. The role of the regional advisory committee is to assist the national committee in the evaluation of teams throughout the season, the evaluation of potential regional sites and the recommendation for the championship.

The duties of regional advisory committee members include the following:

*Be available for and participate in teleconferences throughout the season (as scheduled by the regional chair);

*Adhere to championship policies and procedures;

* Evaluate and rank teams in region using the selection criteria;

* Ensure that teams under consideration meet minimum game requirements;

* Formulate recommendations (with rationale) to the national committee;

* Suggest modifications to regional alignment, if necessary;

* Ensure that all information reviewed by the RAC remains confidential;

* Understand that all conference assigned individuals on the RAC represent the region, not the conference;

* If necessary, serve as an alternate for the regional chair on the national teleconference while the chair's team is under consideration (includes voting responsibilities);

* If necessary, serve as an NCAA regional representative if regional chair is unable to attend or his or her team is participating in the tournament;

*  If necessary, serve as an NCAA representative at the national championship.