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[QUOTE="Shrmdougluvr, post: 2430468, member: 396"]
I know a few college basketball referees pretty well, and speak with one on a pretty regular basis.  He mostly handles mid-major leagues like the A-10 now, but does a fair amount of regional games in the MAAC, Patriot, etc.  He also occasionally gets power 5 level teams.  I asked him what the most difficult level to ref is.  I assumed he'd say the power 5, since the players are bigger, stronger, faster, so the game moves quicker.

He said that the Power 5 games are easy, as the play is generally really good. Patriot and Ivy were the easiest.  The pace of the game is slower so that allows for an easier game.  He said the A-10 level games are the hardest.  He said that the athletic level of the players is pretty comparable to the power 5, so there is lots of speed and physicality to deal with.  But the quality of the basketball is worse, making officiating much more difficult.

Not making excuses for the refs, but i can imagine this and the Buffalo games were tough games to call.  The play was putrid, and the kids were really going at it hard all game.  I think it was during the Buffalo game, one of the announcers said he had never seen so many kids on the floor or jump balls.
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