Here are the 2010 NCAA tournament
official reimbursements from NCAA.org. Thanks to the fellow forum member who pointed it out. I love the transparency from the NCAA and wish there was more in officiating, particularly related to assignments. Well that's another story.
9. Officials’ fees and expenses, paid by direct deposit by the NCAA, shall be as follows: Transportation arrangements shall be made through the NCAA travel service, Short’s Travel, 866/655-9215. The Association will pay transportation expenses not to exceed coach air fare, or 51 cents per mile, but not including terminal or other local transportation; $75 per diem; and $1000 fee per opening-/first-/second-round game, $1,400 fee per regional game, $2,000 per national semifinal or championship game. Payment will be made from the national office in Indianapolis the week following the games. Officials’ room and tax will be paid by the host institution and reported on the host institution’s financial report. Two tickets shall be available for each official to purchase for any tournament session at the site he is officiating, whether he advances or not. Officials who are advancing to the next session shall be provided a seat for the game(s) they are not working, and officials who do not advance must use one of the two tickets they may purchase if they choose to attend the next session.
10. The standby official shall be in uniform, ready to work and seated at the official scorer’s table. If a standby official replaces a game official in the first half of a game, the standby official shall complete that half. In the event that the game official is able to return after the end of the halftime, the game official shall work the second half. If a standby official replaces a game official in the second half of the game, the standby official shall complete the game.
11. Standby officials shall be reimbursed $200 for the opening-round game and each first-/second-round game and $300 per game for subsequent rounds of the tournament. These fees are in addition to per diem and ground transportation expenses...