Notable absences (NCAA officials)

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Originally Posted by biz

Good for Mike Kitts, maybe he responded with a good first round game,

His first round game was the double OT game between Ohio State and Sienna. I wondered if that was any factor in not working the second round, but from the discussion here, it seems that second round assigments are already made prior to first round games even being played.

I would think that for each round of the tournament you would want your best officials working. If someone can be selected to work the second weekend, but not in the second round, doesn't that imply that the best aren't necessarily working the second round?