re: Is homecourt advantage really this extreme in SEC basketball?

I think the officiating is playing a bit of a role too. I don't think most CBB refs do a good enough job of not letting the home crowd affect them.

Now with them looking for more handchecking calls they can just go crazy with the amount of fouls they call.

I do think how crappy some of the last few recruiting classes have been is having a bit of an impact. 2 of the last 3 classes have been considered pretty weak.