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By rule though (NCAA 2-9-1), "The officials shall: Penalize unsporting conduct by a player, coach, substitute, team attendant or follower."
It continues as a case: "Who is responsible for behavior of specatators? RULING: The home management or game committee, insofar as it can reasonably be expected to control the spectators, is responsible. The officials may call indirect technical fouls on either team when its supporters act in such a way as to interfere with the proper conduct of the game, such technical fouls do not count as team fouls."
So while primary responsibility lies in the game management people, the officials do have the power to assess a technical.
I agree with JRut though that it's not a common practice. I exercised this once in my life because a parent was going over the top. I didn't hear a peep out of that team's followers for the rest of the game! haha...
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