"Bench Warning" NCAA Question
 

For our NCAA gurus

In the Florida/Kentucky game going on right now, both coaches have received official "bench warnings" for behavior (not for coaching box violations) that have been reported to the scorer. Is this SOP in NCAA? I'm not sure I've ever seen a game where an official warning to the bench has been recorded. Maybe a conference-by-conference thing?

Yes it is an NCAA thing or procedure.

Peace

Yeah it's one of those things that isn't really in the rule book but officials do anyway. I even see this at the HS level with guys putting coach warnings in the book and calling delay of game for a player who needs a warning for something.

I get this -- it helps avoid any "but I didn't get warned" fiascos (not that it's really a valid excuse, but some coaches still try to use it).

I don't get this.

Agreed. I could just imagine the fallout if the ref gives an official DOG warning for a kid who intentionally untucks his shirt, then 3 minutes later has to call the T when the same team crosses the throw-in plane.