As a lot of the announcers mentioned ALL SEASON, the rule is stupid not because of the no NBA space rule but because it's flagrant 1 no matter what as soon as there is contact. No room for refs to make judgement calls.
Basically defenders bend wayyy down into the elbow and it's still auto flagrant 1. NCAA needs to restrict it to where the offensive player had to be reaching up or something. Right now it's just dumb, these morons stick their face into the elbow and with no NBA space rule there is no where for the defender to spin. As soon as he does, that guy's face in the way.
Basically gives new meaning to the term "face guarding". Literally sticking your face into opponents elbows trying to draw BS flagrants. Saw a non-Syracuse game earlier this season (forgot who was playing) and the guy turning his torso was falling/leaning AWAY from defender. Defender still stuck his face there, and of course-auto flagrant 1. What a joke.