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Top things overheard at the Cracker Barrel in Indianapolis this morning:

• “I’m just glad we got real student athletes playing for the championship”
• “Duke is my second favorite team”
• “I’m just glad Kentucky lost”
• “Coach K does things right, just like Bobby Knight”
• “I think Singler and Hayward are going to have it out”
• “We are going to need to light it up tonight to win”
• “We’re real proud of our boys here!”

Considering the fact Duke fans are the opponent, the people of Indianapolis couldn’t be nicer hosts! Even at the downtown sports bar Champps last night where everyone was watching the Yankees Red Sox season opener, Duke fans were greeted with a smile and made to feel very welcome!

8 hours to go!

Mike

Butler and Duke fans are finding Final Four Championship game tickets with FanSnap ticket search engine. Fans could find 8,000 Final Four tickets with FanSnap early this morning. Now, that number is down to 7,000 — still plenty of seats available in Lucas Oil Stadium.

After falling for the last few days, ticket prices were up sharply today — up from $225 yesterday to $277 in the last 24 hours. While the average price of $277 is up more than $50 over yesterday, fans can find tickets for $70 — $15 less than yesterday. There are also now 250 tickets available for $100 or less. Here are the best value tickets right now. They are the Final Four Championship tickets priced significantly lower than comparable tickets.

There are still more ticket searches coming from Indiana than any other state. Indianan are outsearching fans in Illinois (the next leading state more that 3:1. FanSnap.com is a search engine for tickets. We are currently finding Final Four Championship tickets from 13 ticket sites for the Final Four championship game.

The top states searching for tickets to the Final Four Championship has also changed since yesterday. Now North Carolina — Duke’s home state — is in the top 5.
1. Indiana
2. Illinois
3. Michigan
4. Ohio
5. North Carolina

Top cities searching for tickets to the Final Four Championship today
1. Indianapolis, Indiana
2. Carmel, Indiana
3. Chicago, Illinois
4. Fishers, Indiana
5. Grand Rapids, Michigan

Christian

Butler and Duke have done it! Everyone in Indianapolis is losing their minds. As Butler beat Michigan State, I got a text from my man inside Lucas Oil Stadium that screamed, “Indy is going crazy!!!”

Butler and Duke will meet in the Final Four Championship game on Monday night. There are more searches originating from Indiana than the combination of all the other 32 states where we are seeing searches. We are currently seeing 6,000+ Final Four Championship tickets from 13 ticket sites.

Despite the rush for championship tickets and an average price of $225, there are still tremendous values to be had.

Final Four Championship ticket prices start at $85 and there are dozens of tickets available for less than $100. Here are the best value tickets right now. (They are the Final Four Championship tickets priced significantly lower than comparable tickets.)

Here are the tickets price significantly lower than comparable tickets

Of the 60 ticket sites searched by FanSnap, thirteen are currently offering Final Four championship tickets.

Top states searching for tickets to the Final Four Championship today:
1. Indiana
2. Illinois
3. Michigan
4. Ohio
5. West Virginia
6. Florida
7. Kentucky
8. Maryland
9. New York
10. Texas

Top cities searching for tickets to the Final Four Championship today
1. Indianapolis, Indiana
2. Grand Rapids, Michigan
3. Chicago, Illinois
4. Springfield, Illinois
5. Ft Wayne, Indiana

Fans can currently find 6,000+ ticket listings for all three Final Four weekend games (two semifinal games on Saturday and the Championship on Monday), 3,000+ Saturday-only games ticket listings and 7,000+ Final Four Championship game ticket listings with FanSnap.

For Final Four Semifinal games, fans can find:
- Lower level end tickets from $658 to $2,077
- Lower level middle tickets from $1,800 to $8,800
- Upper level middle tickets from $396 to $3,299
- Upper level end tickets from $220 to $2,200

Final Four tickets:
Semifinals-only (both games Sat.): Lowest price= $137  Average price =$461
Championship-only (Mon):             Lowest price= $92   Average price =$260
Full Strip (all games, both days):    Lowest price= $220  Average price =$546

FanSnap makes it very hard for fans to overpay, as fans using the FanSnap ticket search engine can easily identify at a glance the ‘best value’ tickets — those that are priced substantially below the other available comparable tickets by 10%, 25%, even 50% less.

Current best values:
- Loge End 451 for $220, 56% lower than the average for comparable tickets
- Terrance Corner 610 for $303, 42% less than an average of comparables
- Field Center 100-139 for $1,844, 50% lower that average comparables

Top states with fans searching for Final Four tickets:
1. Indiana
2. West Virginia
3. Michigan
4. Illinois
5. New York

Top Cities searching for Final Four Tickets:
1. Indianapolis
2. Charleston, WV
3. Chicago
4. New York
5. Lansing, MI

Average ticket prices for comparable events:
- BCS National Championship ticket =  $865 – $1,000
- World Series game tickets =  $910 – $1,100
- Super Bowl tickets =  $2,200 – $3,200
- Olympic Gold Medal Hockey (U.S. v Canada) tickets =  $3,600 – $4,300
- 2010 MLB Opening Day (Yankees @ Red Sox) tickets = $251
- One round at the Masters (tickets) =  $750

All four Final Four teams are now on their way to Indianapolis and all the waiting and all the nail-biting is over… for the moment. Duke, West Virginia, Butler and Michigan State fans are booking tickets to Indianapolis. Well, maybe not Butler fans since the Final Four will be essentially a home game for Butler. All are searching for Final Four tickets. Tickets to the semis are up $100 since yesterday when Butler and West Virginia clinched Final Four berths.

Lowest price Final Four tickets:
Semifinals-only (both games Sat.) = $308
Championship-only (Mon) = $115
Full Strip (all games, both days) = $317

The NCAA tournament is unique in that hoops fans have very little time to make ticket and travel arrangements once the pairings are revealed, and throughout the month they must react quickly if they are fortunate enough to have their team advance through the bracket. Part of what drives fans to madness in March is the exercise of checking ticket site after ticket site to try and find the set of tickets that best meet their budget.

Although the average prices are trending up, there are still values to be had. FanSnap makes it easy for fans to spot the best value tickets.  We make them so hard to miss. Take a look at the Final Four semifinals tickets search page. FanSnap is showing fans tickets that are 30% to 45% lower than the average price of comparable tickets.

FanSnap highlights the best ticket values at any given moment.  Fans can buy on their own schedule rather than waiting to purchase in an attempt to get a better value, and risking missing out on the best, or any, tickets altogether.  Fans searching all NCAA tournament events will see FanSnap’s convenient up-to-the-moment summary table of the available best values at different price points.

Fans can find:
- Lower level end tickets from $658 to $2,200
- Lower level middle tickets from $2,347 to $8,800
- Upper level middle tickets from $437 to $3,299
- Upper level end tickets from $317 to $2,200

Top states searching for Final Four tickets:
1. Indiana
2. West Virginia
3. Michigan
4. Illinois
5. Kentucky

Ticket prices for comparable events:
- BCS National Championship ticket = $865 – $1,000
- World Series game tickets = $910 – $1,100
- Super Bowl tickets = $2,200 – $3,200
- Olympic Gold Medal Hockey (U.S. v Canada) tickets = $3,600 – $4,300
- 2010 MLB Opening Day (Yankees @ Red Sox) tickets = $251
- One round at the Masters = $750

Final Four tickets

The Kentucky Wildcats were the third 1-seed to get knocked out of the NCAA Tournament before the Final Four. Kentucky, like Syracuse and Kansas were thought to be locks for the Final Four. All were 1-seeds. All were sent home much earlier than their fans hoped. Duke, The only remaining 1-seed in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is the fourth and final team to make the Final Four in Indianapolis. Find more than 8,000 Final Four tickets from 14 ticket sites with FanSnap.

FINAL FOUR TEAMS:

• Butler
• Michigan State
• West Virginia
• Duke

Average Price of Final Four Tickets

Regionals

The best NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in recent memory rolls on. With each upset, we think we’ve seen it all and then teams like Kansas and Villanova lose and teams like Cornell and Washington cruise to victory. Ah, March, please don’t end. Our brackets are long ago busted and we don’t care. We just hope the madness of the buzzer beaters and upsets of Round 1 & 2 continue in the regionals.

The hoops gods just keep on giving in the Regionals. Syracuse, another 1-seed falls. 2-seed Kansas State survives Xavier in double OT! We can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings!

Midwest Region tickets

For eight teams, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament continues in St. Louis for the Midwest Regional games at America’s Center – Edward Jones Dome.

• Tickets to the all Tournament games in St Louis start at $163 and average $330
• Friday-only tickets start at $120 and average $228
• Sun-only tickets start at $68 and average $198

West Region tickets

For eight teams, the road to Indianapolis runs through Salt Lake City. SLC plays host to the West Regional round at EnergySolutions Arena.

• Tickets to the all Tournament games in SLC start at $137 and average $330
• Thursday-only tickets start at $98 and average $201
• Saturday-only tickets start at $106 and average $194

East Region Tickets

Syracuse hosts East Regionals at the Carrier Dome.

• Tickets to the all Tournament games in SLC start at $125 and average $358
• Thursday-only tickets start at $98 and average $201
• Saturday-only tickets start at $100 and average $253

South Region Tickets

The South Regionals will be played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.

• Tickets to the all Tournament games in Houston start at $80 and average $373
• Friday-only tickets start at $76 and average $229
• Sunday-only tickets start at $50 and average $181

Tim Defrisco/Getty Images Jerry Tarkanian famously chewed towels while head coach at UNLV

Okay, we admit, we got swept up in the Sweet 16 and are grabbing a fresh towel to chew on while we watch the Elite 8 games today and tomorrow. (Tip o’ the cap to Jerry Tarkanian for the towel idea.) Couple that with the fact that fans keep asking how to score Final Four tickets and it got us to thinking we should whip up a how-to video.

“How to find Final Four tickets,” it seems to us, isn’t the right question. The better question, in our minds, is how to find Final Four tickets at the best value? How do you get the tickets you want, when you want them at the best value?

We know Duke, Kansas State, Butler, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan State and Baylor fans are anxiously awaiting their games today and tomorrow to see if their teams can punch their tickets to Indianapolis for the Final Four. Excited fans will be plotting routes to Indianapolis on maps, or consulting Kayak.com for travel plans and coming to FanSnap in search of Final Four tickets. Here are a few tips for scoring those just-right Final Four tickets.

We admit, we won’t win an Oscar for this video. Can you do better? Shoot us a link to your video on how to use FanSnap and we’ll blog about it, or shoot an email to christian@fansnap.com about doing a guest post.

Christian