[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

If this is the case, I guess this official decided in advance that he will work 1 NCAA Men's tourney and be done with the Men's tourney? I say this because, my understanding is that officials advance through the tourney just as the teams do, or in other words, once you sit out a round, you're done. By choosing to work a 1st round men's game on Thursday, and then a first round Women's game on Sunday, I would think that said official will not be available for any Saturday Men's games either due to needing to get to his women's assignment site. Am I missing something here?

1st & 2nd round assignments are given out at the same time. The officials go to the opening round already knowing whether or not they will be working 2 games or only 1 game. It's possible to only work a 1st round game and still be selected for the Sweet 16.