It’s finally tournament time! March Madness and the NCAA Tournament are just around the corner. The fun starts with the conference tournaments! We love this time of year! The Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO is the site of the 2010 Big 12 Basketball Tournament.

• Big 12 Tournament (Full Strip - All Sessions) - 1,000+ tickets from $403
• Big 12 Tournament (Session 1) - Wed, Mar 10 at 11:30AM -   900+ tickets from $8
• Big 12 Tournament (Session 2) - Wed, Mar 10 at 6:00PM -     900+ tickets from $13
• Big 12 Tournament (Session 3) - Thu, Mar 11 at 11:30AM -   900+ tickets from $89
• Big 12 Tournament (Session 4) - Thu, Mar 11 at 6:00PM -     900+ tickets from $86
• Big 12 Tournament (Session 5) - Fri, Mar 12 at 6:00PM -       800+ tickets from $168
• Big 12 Tournament Championship Game Sat, Mar 13 at 5:00PM -   700+ tickets from $109

Tickets to the first session of the Big 12 Tournament start at $8  to see if Kansas will roll through the conference tournament like they’ve done all year in conference and out of conference. There are more than 100 tickets currently available to the first day (sessions 1 & 2) of the Big 12 Conference Tournament for $15 or less. With the likelihood of seven Big 12 teams getting bids to the Big Dance — that’s right, seven teams in the NCAA tournament — the Big 12 tournament should be rocking.

Ok State, we believe you’ll get it done.

Big 12                 Conf. Record Overall
1. Kansas                       12-0    26-1
2. Kansas State                9-3   22-4
3. Missouri                      8-4    20-7
4. Texas A&M                  8-4   19-7
5. Texas                          7-5    21-6
6. Baylor                          7-5   20-6
7. Oklahoma State           7-5   19-7
8. Texas Tech                 4-8   16-10
9. Oklahoma                   4-8   13-13
10. Colorado                   3-9   12-14
11. Iowa State                 2-10 13-14
12. Nebraska                  1-11 13-14

As of February 21, 05:26 PM CT from big12sports.com

How do Big 12 Tournament Championship Game tickets stack up against the other high demand championship tickets? SEC tickets are currently priced highest with an average price of $365.

SEC Tournament Championship Game tickets are currently averaging $365
Big East Tournament Championship Game tickets are currently averaging $292
ACC Tournament Championship Game tickets are currently averaging $256
Pac-10 Tournament Championship Game tickets are currently averaging $204
Big 12 Tournament Championship Game tickets are currently averaging $200
Big Ten Tournament Championship Game tickets are currently averaging $126

Christian

There was no lack of news in 2009 that impacted ticket values. In the world of sports, the unfolding Tiger Woods story, Michael Vick’s reinstatement and signing by the Eagles, Shaq’s move to the Cavaliers, and Manny Ramirez’s fifty game suspension from the Dodgers were all big news but:

The #1 sports tickets story in 2009 was the courtship and signing of Brett Favre by the Minnesota Vikings.

Rumors that Brett Favre might come out of retirement kept market prices for Minnesota Vikings tickets in the weeks around the fourth of July at about $125. On July 29th, however, Favre announced that he would stay retired — sending Vikings tickets market prices down to $103 the week of August 9th. On August 19th, Favre reconsidered and signed with the Vikings, whose ticket market prices rose and have stayed at about $150 since.

Concert tickets too were in the news in 2009. U2 tickets for their stadium tours were in huge demand. Blink 182 reunited and toured for the first time in years. The Weezer, Aerosmith, and Elton John/Billy Joel tours were interrupted by a bus crash, stage fall, and the flu, respectively. Kanye West’s interruption of the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) led to the end of the planned ‘Fame Kills’ tour with Lady Gaga, who is now headlining her own highly successful tour. Lady Gaga tickets are among the hottest concert tickets currently found with FanSnap. All exciting, but Kanye’s antics had another impact:

The #1 concert tickets story in 2009 is the rapid rise in popularity of Taylor Swift immediately following the VMAs

Market prices for Taylor Swift tickets during the summer had been holding steady at about $250. Immediately after the VMAs on Sep 13th, Taylor Swift ticket market prices rose to as high as $317 as demand exploded. Of course, demand creates supply as the Taylor Swift camp has subsequently added 34 dates to their tour, which is moderating market prices.

“About 106.5 million tuned into CBS’ telecast of Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, making it the most watched TV program in the United States ever and topping the series finale of that network’s legendary wartime sitcom “MASH,” which drew 106 million viewers in 1983, according to Nielsen.” Joe Flint at The L.A. Times an interesting story about what the rating mean for media and how social media impacted the viewership.

PBSNewsHour talks about the Saints going home to New Orleans and “reawakening” the region. “It’s Mardi Gras 10 times over.”

Gregg Easterbrook of Tuesday Morning Quarterback on ESPN.com talks about the boldness of the Saints as being key to their victory, “Boldness was the key to the New Orleans victory — not just the onside kick to open the second half, but also Sean Payton’s decision to try for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal at the Colts’ 1-yard line, trailing 10-3. Though that play failed, the failure was a tremendous success — fortune favors the bold!” Read more here.

Oh yes, don’t forget the ads. CNNMoney put together a mash up of ads (you know how we love our mashups here at FanSnap). YouTube has them all here.

USA Today’s The Huddle is already talking Super Bowl XLV, “BetUS.com has released odds for the 2011 Super Bowl champion and the same Colts that lost just yesterday are the early favorites… They are followed by San Diego (8-1), New Orleans (9-1) and New England (10-1).”

Already getting ready for Dallas in 2011? Sign up for SeatAlerts for Super Bowl XLV and we’ll let you know when your tickets become available.

Christian

Super Bowl bound Colts and Saints fans can find more than 7,000 Super Bowl tickets for the February 7, 2010 NFL Championship game in Miami online with FanSnap.com. The Saints survived the Vikings in OT, thanks in part to a late Brett Favre interception.

Colts and Saints fans can expect to pay roughly $3,000 per Super Bowl ticket, on average, to see the Peyton Manning aerial assault versus the more balanced Saints offensive attack of Drew Brees and Reggie Bush in Miami.

Super Bowl XLIV tickets at Sun Life Stadium (Miami) Sun, Feb 7, 2010

• 7,000+ tickets
• Get in price (lowest price) = $1500
• Average price = $2,900
  • Club level tickets lowest price = $2,250, highest price = $10,192 for Saints sideline
  • Lower level tickets lowest price = $1,850 highest price = $11,200
  • Upper level tickets lowest price = $1,500 highest price = $5,344

Fans from Louisiana are outsearching fans from Indiana by 3:1

TOP States searching for tickets as of today

1. Louisiana
2. California
3. New York
4. Florida
5. Indiana

FanSnap Ticket Map of Colts-Saints Super Bowl tickets at Sun Life Stadium

Taking a look at tickets in sections shows how wide ranging pricing can be within just a few rows — or even the same row. For example:

• In Upper End Zone 455 there are tickets for $1,750 three rows in front of tickets for $5,502
• In Lower End Zone 127 there are tickets for $2,325 fifteen rows in front of tickets for $3.425
• In Lower Premium 115 there are tickets for $4,700 in the same row as tickets for $6,665
• In Upper Premium 441, there are tickets for $2,679 two rows in front of tickets for $5,697
• In Upper Sideline 445 there are tickets for $2,475 in the same row as tickets for $3,198
• In Lower Sideline 145 there are tickets for $4,250 seven rows in front of tickets for $5,697

Currently, Super Bowl XLIV ticket searches are up 40% over last year. Super Bowl XLIV ticket searches are up 15% at this point over Super Bowl XLII.

• Super Bowl XLIII Steelers v. Cardinals at Raymond James in Tampa
• Super Bowl XLII Giants v. Pats at University of Phoenix in AZ

NFL Pro Bowl tickets at Land Shark Stadium (Miami) Sun, Jan 31 at 7:30PM

• 8,000+ tickets
• Get in price (lowest price) = $37
• Average price = $155

The FanSnap.com ticket search engine is free for fans and helps fans find tickets from dozens of ticket sites across the web. Currently, FanSnap is showing Super Bowl tickets from 17 ticket sites. The FanSnap live events ticket search engine includes several industry-first features, the most prominent being its patent-pending dynamic FanSnap Maps(SM), which help fans to:

• Determine at-a-glance Super Bowl ticket price ranges by row
• Zoom into the interactive Land Shark Stadium maps, and compare Super Bowl ticket listings from dozens providers in one place
• See at-a-glance the “Best Value Super Bowl Tickets” — the lowest price Super Bowl tickets available in key areas of Land Shark Stadium, easily identified as blue stars on the FanSnap Maps

Sure, there are thousands of NFL Playoffs tickets for next weekend’s AFC and NFC Championship games in New Orleans and Indianapolis to be found, but ticket prices for Saints - Vikings fans are double what Jets - Colts tickets are running.

The hottest NFL Playoffs tickets for the AFC and NFC Championship games is clearly the Vikings - Saints game. Ticket searches also tell the story. Searches for Superdome tickets are currently double searches for tickets to Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday.

UPDATED

Vikings @ Saints tickets at the Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, LA) Sun, Jan 24 at 5:40 p.m.

• 6,000+ tickets
• Get in price = $301 (up $200 compared to the Cardinals @ Saints game)
• Average price = $822 (up nearly $300 compared to the Cardinals @ Saints game)
• Fans in New Orleans are outsearching fans in Minnesota by more than 5 to 1.

Jets @ Colts tickets at Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, IN) Sun, Jan 24 at 3:00 p.m.

• 9,000+ tickets
• Get in price =$180 (up $100 compared to the Ravens @ Colts game)
• Average price = $357 (up nearly $100 compared to the Ravens @ Colts game)
• Fans in Indiana are outsearching fans in New York by 1.5 to 1.

Super Bowl Tickets are currently averaging $3,000. The get-in price is $1,500. Who is searching for Super Bowl Tickets? New Yorkers top the list, followed by fans from Louisiana then Florida.

If ticket searches determined the teams in the Super Bowl, then the Saints would play the Jets in Miami.

Christian

For the second playoff game in a row, the Arizona Cardinals D gives up 45 points. This time Kurt Warner and the Cardinals can only muster 14 points. The Saints put on a scoring clinic. Reggie Bush had 200+ total yards and 2 TDs in the Saints win. Saints fans are hoping for more of that when the Saints welcome the Vikings or Cowboys to the Superdome for the NFC Championship game next week.

NFL Playoffs NFC Championship Game tickets: New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, LA)
Sun, Jan 24 at 1:00PM   7,000+ tickets from $305

Christian

Just like the MLB playoffs are all about pitching and defense, the NFL playoffs are about defense and the running game. The Colts welcomed Ray Lewis and the highly respected Ravens D to Indianapolis.  On this day though, it was the Colts D that dominated the game, holding the Ravens to just 3 points.

Peyton Manning was his typical, impeccable self, but where was the running game? The key question for Indy fans is whether Joseph Addai can be a factor. Indy fans believe the Colts can win and fans want to be at the game to see the Colts with the AFC championship and punch their ticket for Super Bowl XLIV at Land Shark Stadium in Miami.

NFL Playoffs AFC Championship Game tickets at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Christian

The NFL Divisional Playoffs are set after a wild one in Arizona where the Cardinals outlasted the Packers. The other three Wild Card Games were all about D. Now that the first round is in the rear view mirror, we’re looking ahead to round 2, the Divisional games. Fans too are looking ahead and looking for NFL Playoffs tickets.

What are they finding? What is the hottest NFL Playoffs ticket? Tickets for the Boys-Vikes, Ravens-Colts, and Jets-Chargers were averaging $200 less than Cardinals-Saints tickets. Cardinals-Saints ticket still have the highest average prices, but the disparity between that game and the others has lessened as the week has gone on and Cardinals-Saints ticket prices have lowered.

The Cowboys - Vikings are the most searched for tickets. Here are the hottest NFL Playoffs tickets based on fan searches.

1. Cowboys @ Vikings tickets at the HHH Metrodome (Minneapolis, MN) Sun, Jan 17 at 12:00 p.m.

• 5,000+ tickets
• Get in price =$94
• Average price = $225

2. Jets @ Chargers tickets at Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, CA) Sun, Jan 17 at 1:40 p.m.

• 6,000+ tickets
• Get in price =$125
• Average price = $260

3. Ravens @ Colts tickets at Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, IN) Sat, Jan 16 at 8:15 p.m.

• 3,500+ tickets
• Get in price =$98
• Average price = $210

4. Cardinals @ Saints tickets at the Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, LA) Sat, Jan 16 at 3:30 p.m.

• 1,500+ tickets
• Get in price = $125
• Average price = $376

Super Bowl Tickets are still averaging $3,000.

Christian

The Baltimore Ravens at the Indianapolis Colts is currently the lowest average price NFL Playoffs ticket. Fans in Indiana are outsearching fans in Maryland by 2 to 1.

FanSnap Dynamic Map of Lucas Oil Stadium. Double click the map and it zooms in to show tickets by row

Here are the hottest NFL Playoffs tickets based on fan searches.

1. Cowboys @ Vikings tickets at the HHH Metrodome (Minneapolis, MN) Sun, Jan 17

• 13,000+ tickets listed
• Get in price = $108
• Average price = $275

2. Jets @ Chargers tickets at Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, CA) Sun, Jan 17

• 6,000+ tickets listed
• Get in price = $129
• Average price = $302

3. Ravens @ Colts tickets at Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, IN) Sat, Jan 16

• 5,000+ tickets listed
• Get in price = $107
• Average price = $259

4. Cardinals @ Saints tickets at the Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, LA) Sat, Jan 16

• 6,000+ tickets listed
• Get in price = $125
• Average price = $532

Super Bowl Tickets are currently averaging $3,000. The Get-in price is $1,100. Who is searching for Super Bowl Tickets? Florida tops the list, as we expected. Second and third are New York and California.

The New York Jets @ San Diego Chargers NFL Playoffs tickets are currently second only to the Cowboys-Vikings tickets in fan ticket searches. Fans in California are outsearching fans in New York by more than 4 to 1.

FanSnap Tickets Map of Qualcomm Stadium for the January 17 AFC Divisional Playoff Game between the New York Jets and San Diego Chargers

Here are the hottest NFL Playoffs tickets based on fan searches.

1. Cowboys @ Vikings tickets at the HHH Metrodome (Minneapolis, MN) Sun, Jan 17

• 13,000+ tickets listed
• Get in price = $108
• Average price = $275

2. Jets @ Chargers tickets at Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, CA) Sun, Jan 17

• 6,000+ tickets listed
• Get in price = $129
• Average price = $302

3. Ravens @ Colts tickets at Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, IN) Sat, Jan 16

• 5,000+ tickets listed
• Get in price = $107
• Average price = $259

4. Cardinals @ Saints tickets at the Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, LA) Sat, Jan 16

• 6,000+ tickets listed
• Get in price = $125
• Average price = $532

Super Bowl Tickets are currently averaging $3,000. The Get-in price is $1,100. Who is searching for Super Bowl Tickets? Florida tops the list, as we expected. Second and third are New York and California.

Christian