LutherRackleyRulez
12-01-2009, 04:16 PM
Per NY Times......
Study Says College Basketball Referees Try to Keep Foul Calls Even
Two professors familiar with college basketball had a hunch that referees tended to try to keep the total fouls called against each team somewhat even. After examining 365 Division I games in the 2004-5 season, they had data to support their suspicion.
The independent study by Kyle J. Anderson and David A. Pierce concluded that N.C.A.A. men’s basketball officials tended to level the disparity between the teams’ foul totals, make more calls against teams with leads and were more likely to make calls in favor of home teams.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/sports/ncaabasketball/01refs.html?ref=sports
Study Says College Basketball Referees Try to Keep Foul Calls Even
Two professors familiar with college basketball had a hunch that referees tended to try to keep the total fouls called against each team somewhat even. After examining 365 Division I games in the 2004-5 season, they had data to support their suspicion.
The independent study by Kyle J. Anderson and David A. Pierce concluded that N.C.A.A. men’s basketball officials tended to level the disparity between the teams’ foul totals, make more calls against teams with leads and were more likely to make calls in favor of home teams.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/sports/ncaabasketball/01refs.html?ref=sports