When an SEC team buys a game versus a Sun Belt or WAC school, they typically use SEC officials.<div>
</div><div>Another possible factor: The discrepancy in talent between SEC officials and WAC officials isn't quite as big as that between SEC and WAC schools. But it's still big. (I know a lot of SEC fans will find that difficult to believe, but since becoming an official myself, I've noticed that SEC officials really are good.)</div>