2011 NCAA Tournament Officials (Master Thread)

[Nevadaref]

Since the officials for the first two rounds are prescheduled, why isn't it set up such that an official doesn't see the same team in both games if he is one of the six who work twice during that weekend?

That is something that I would try to make happen if scheduling it.

[rulesmaven]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Since the officials for the first two rounds are prescheduled, why isn't it set up such that an official doesn't see the same team in both games if he is one of the six who work twice during that weekend?

That is something that I would try to make happen if scheduling it.

I think it used to be this way back before the "pod" system, when the 8 team bracket and then the 4 team bracket would play in order in each subregional. Now, CBS is given considerable flexibility in how they schedule the games on the first Saturday and Sunday. The order of the Saturday games isn't determined until late Thursday night or early Friday morning. Maybe they want to slot the officials into a time bracket instead of waiting until Friday to tell them what time they'll be working? Just a guess.