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Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes
My understanding that 96 officials work the first round. From those 96, 48 make it to round 2. Your advancement from one round to the next can be affected by each game you work.
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Not entirely true.
Officials are pre-assigned to games in the first two rounds. The officials know ahead of time whether they are working just a first-round game or a first- and second-round game. After the weekend, all 100 officials (includes the opening round game) are eligible for assignment to the regionals (40 officials). Any regional official is eligible for assignment to the Final Four (10 officials).
That said, if anything *huge* happened, I'm sure they can easily find a replacement for a second-round ref and send the original guy home.