Do they use this as a deciding factor on close calls??? I have seen it done several times in the Kanas Game on Sunday.

The NCAA allows the use of a replay monitor to fix timing errors, find the number of the player who was fouled (if he is entitled to free throws) and to see if a last second shot was released before the end of a half. I don't believe they can use it to see if a shot was released before the shot clock expired. NFHS (High School rules) prohibit the use of replay by officials.

NCAA only allows replay in very specific situations. There has to be a monitor at a specific distance from the court. There are other requirements I cannot remember. The point is that you cannot use it for all NCAA games.

Friend of mine was working an NEC game a few weeks ago. He was the C, last second situation. A1 throws up a prayer with less than a second left, airballs, and A2 tips it in as time expires a la Jimmy V and NC State. C comes in, good hoop, Team B goes ballistic. There was no TV monitor for the game--no replay, game over.

http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/baske...7_monitor.html

NCAA put this out last month as a clarification of when the monitor can and cannot be used.