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UPDATED 3/31/2011

At this point last year, Final Four Semifinal tickets averaged $460. In 2009, Saturday tickets averaged $661. Right now, 2011 NCAA Men’s Final Four Semifinals tickets have an average list price of $350. The lowest price tickets are $38.

At this point last year, Final Four Championship tickets averaged $230. In 2009, Monday tickets averaged $374. Right now, Final Four Championship tickets have an average list price of $201. The lowest price tickets are $40.

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The last four teams in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament are set. Kentucky, UConn, Butler and VCU are ready to dance. This is one of the most improbable Final Four’s since they started seeding teams back in 1979.  If you add up the seeds, this is also the highest seeded final the tournament has ever seen.

Who could have predicted a VCU-Butler matchup in this year’s Final Four? Well… hardly anyone. ESPN reports that only two people — out of 5.9 million — correctly picked all 4 of the remaining teams in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Only 1,093 had three of the four teams correctly, a testament to the madness that was this March.

Given the small market nature of the teams, NCAA Men’s Final Four tickets are not in as high of demand as years past.

• In 2009, when North Carolina beat Michigan State for the title, tickets for the championship game as of March 29 were averaging $430. Tickets to last year’s title game between Duke and Butler were averaging $287. This year, NCAA Men’s National Championship tickets are averaging $250: that’s a 46% decrease in two years.
• On March 25, tickets to the title game were averaging $358. After the teams were decided, ticket prices dropped 30%.
• NCAA Mens Final Four tickets held an average price of around $430 through the weekend: most likely, fans may feel that the UCONN-Kentucky matchup is really the title game.

This is not to suggest that the action in Houston this weekend will be anything short of enthralling. It is just the nature of sports that smaller market teams do not have the expansive fan base to cover say, the trek from Richmond, VA to Houston, TX.

The Final Four is one of the biggest events of the year: don’t miss your chance to find some great tickets at FanSnap.

The Sweet 16 round is almost upon us and the ticket market has now had a chance to reflect fan interest in the NCAA Tournament Regionals. Below, we’ve compiled ticket demand for the West Regional vs the East Regional vs the Southeast Regional vs the Southwest Regional semifinal games. We looked at March Madness tickets before 3/19  and compared them to today to gauge the impact advancing teams had on Sweet 16 tickets.

The hottest Tournament tickets are for West Regional tickets averaging $743. The lowest price tickets are for the Southeast Regional where fans can see Florida vs BYU & Butler vs Wisconsin for $30.

Included in the prices are fees charged by the various ticket companies. We do this to be as clear as we can with fans what the cost of the ticket will be. Ticket company fees can vary significantly. We want to make sure fans have full visibility into what they will be asked to pay. Like Bing or Google, FanSnap is a search engine for tickets. We do not charge fees.

West Regional Semifinals Tickets

SDSU vs UConn & Duke vs Arizona: NCAA Tournament Anaheim
Tickets average $743 and start at $275

NCAA East Regional Semifinals Tickets

UNC vs Marquette & Kentucky vs Ohio St.: NCAA Tournament Newark
Tickets average $386 and start at $194

Southeast Regional Semifinals Tickets

Florida vs BYU & Butler vs Wisconsin: NCAA Tournament New Orleans
Tickets average $161 and start at $30

Southwest Regional Semifinals Tickets

Richmond vs Kansas & VCU vs Florida St.: NCAA Tournament San Antonio
Tickets average $172 and start at $68

The opening rounds of this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament were unreal: it seemed like every hour there was a game coming down to the buzzer, or an upset in the works. Four double-digit seeds have a spot in the Regional Semifinals: VCU, Florida State, Richmond, and Marquette. Perhaps the most spectacular of them all is VCU. The VCU Rams had to win a Round 1 play-in game over USC just to qualify for the field of 64, and have since upset Georgetown and Purdue.

Check out the most in-demand March Madness tickets below. We ranked each location and each round by their average ticket price on the ticket market.

Hottest 2011 Sweet 16 Tickets

1. West Regional tickets: SDSU vs. UCONN & Duke vs. Arizona: $638 (West Regional tickets start at $290)
2. East Regional tickets: Richmond vs. Kansas & VCU vs. Florida State: $489 (East Regional tickets start at $231)
3. Southwest Regional tickets: Richmond vs. Kansas & VCU vs. Florida State: $150 (Southwest Regional tickets start at $50)
4. Southeast Regional tickets: Florida vs. BYU & Butler vs. Wisconsin: $138 (Southeast Regional tickets start at $40)

Hottest 2011 Elite 8 Tickets

1. NCAA Tournament: Anaheim: $440
2. NCAA Tournament: Newark: $363
3. NCAA Tournament: New Orleans: $135
4. NCAA Tournament: San Antonio: $126

With SDSU and Arizona within driving distance of Anaheim, tickets to the Anaheim games this weekend are the hottest in the country. Three number 1 seeds remain. But after this weekend, anything can happen.

2011 Final Four Tickets

• Both Days : Final Four tickets start at $170 and average $748
• National Semifinals : Final Four tickets start at $149 and average $523
• National Championship : Final Four tickets start at $131 and average $444

Charlotte hosts number #1 seed Duke and #2 seed North Carolina. Time Warner Cable Arena will be packed: find Best Value tickets below.

2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Tickets: Charlotte

Round 2

NCAA Tournament Tickets: Charlotte Session 1: Michigan vs. Tennessee & Duke vs. Hampton, Friday @ 12:40

• Tickets in Upper Level Corner 222 can be found for as low as $60, which is 16% off the average price of similar tickets.
• Just a few rows back from center court, find tickets in Club Sideline 113 20% off the average price for a total of $283.

NCAA Tournament Tickets: Charlotte Session 2: North Carolina vs. Long Island & Washington vs. Georgia, Friday @ 7:15

• Sit in Upper Level Center 207 for a mere $80.
• Get in on tickets, Lower Level Baseline 109, for 42% off the average broker price. That’ll set you back only $179, a small price to pay for great NCAA Tournament tickets.
• Snag tickets in Upper Level Baseline 219 for $99, a quarter off the average price of similar tickets.

Round 3

NCAA Tournament Tickets for Session 3

• Tickets in Upper Level Corner 204 can be found for 31% off the average price of $154, for a total of $105.
• Great seats in Lower Level Corner 102 are going for $215.
• Club Sideline 114 is center court, nice and close. Tickets in this section can be found for as low as $528, 1/5 off the average ticket price.

Chicago has the third hottest tickets out of the opening 8 venues this weekend. Below are the Best Value tickets for Round 2 and 3 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tickets: Chicago

Round 2

NCAA Tournament tickets: Chicago Session 1: Notre Dame vs. Akron & Texas A&M vs. Florida St., Friday @ 12:40

• Get tickets in Club Level Center 219 for $127. That is 58% off the average ticket price of similar tickets in the area.
• Sit up and close to the action in Lower Level Center 113. Those tickets are going for $190, 63% off the average price of $515.

NCAA Tournament tickets: Chicago Session 2: Purdue vs. St. Peters & Georgetown vs. VCU, Friday @ 6:00 pm

• Tickets in Upper Level Center 303 can be found at FanSnap for 37% below the average price. That’s a total of $79 a ticket.
• Section 102 is about as close to the game as you can get, and these tickets are going for $294, a solid 37% off.
• Another Best Value can be found in Club Level Corner 230: get a ticket for 129 bucks, well below the average price of $186.

Round 3

NCAA Tournament Tickets: Chicago Session 3:

• There are a ton of great tickets for sale for Round 3 in Chicago. Sit in Upper Level Baseline 311 for only $69, half off the average price.
• Find tickets in Upper Level Center 332 for $110: that’s 39% off for Round 3 tickets.
• Prime seats in Lower Level Center 102 are going for $432.

Cleveland has the second hottest NCAA March Madness tickets. Check out the Best Value tickets available at FanSnap below.

NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament tickets: Cleveland

Round 2

Villanova vs. George Mason & Ohio State vs. UTSA, Friday, March 18 @ 2:10

• Tickets in Arena End 133 are going for only $114 on FanSnap right now. That’s 36% off the average price.
• Or sit in Club Level C125 for only $259, great tickets going for 28% below the average price.

Xavier vs. Marquette & Syracuse vs. Indiana State, Friday, March 18 @ 7:27

• Upper Corner 213 for about 89 bucks: that’s 39% off the average price.
• Tickets in Lower Corner 111 are 34% off the average price of $264 for a total of $173.

Round 3 tickets

• Snag tickets in Upper Corner 215 for $113. That’s a healthy 40% off the average price of similar tickets in the area.
• Arena End 120 has tickets for only $173, which will get you up close to the action. These tickets are 48% off the average price.

Remember to check back at FanSnap for all of the best NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tickets.

Rounds 2 and 3 of NCAA March Madness are this weekend, and FanSnap has you covered on the best possible NCAA Mens Basketball tickets.

According to our data, Tulsa has the hottest tickets out of the eight opening round venues. You can find tickets at FanSnap to all four Round 2 games, or tickets to a set of two games. Check out some of the Best Value tickets available below.

NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament tickets: Tulsa

Round 2

Texas vs. Oakland & Arizona vs. Memphis, Friday, Mar 18 @ 11:15

• Sit in Upper Corner 316 for only $66. That is 37% off the average price of similar tickets in this area.
• Grab tickets in Lower Corner 107 for $189, a quarter off the average price of $203.
• If you want closer to the action, find tickets in Lower Center 111 for 37% off the average price ($288).

Kansas vs. BU & UNLV vs. Illinois, Friday, March 18 @ 5:50

• Tickets in Lower Center 110 are going for 34% off the average price, for a total of $288.
• Tickets in Upper Corner 316 can be found for as low as $99: that’s 18% off the average price.

Round 3 tickets

• Sit in Upper Center 313, with a good view of the court, for only $138, which is about 30% off the average price of similar tickets in the area.
• Or get tickets in Lower Corner 107 for $208. That’s a neat 32% off the average price.

FanSnap has you covered for all of the best NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tickets, so check back often for the best values on tickets across the country.

NCAA conference titles have been decided, bubbles have been burst, and the bracket is set. That can only mean one thing: it’s time to dance.  The best 68 college basketball teams in the country will duke it out for a spot in the Final Four in Houston.

The defending champions, the Duke Blue Devils, secured a number one seed, joined by the Ohio State Buckeyes, Kansas Jayhawks, and Pittsburgh Panthers.

NCAA March Madness Tickets

Hottest Venues, Round 2* (ranked by average ticket price to all 4 games)

1. Tulsa: $748
2. Cleveland: $545
3. Chicago: $518
4. Denver: $476
5. Washington: $468
6. Charlotte: $457
7. Tucson: $442
8. Tampa: $415

*Round 1 is the play-in round, “First Four.”

Tulsa has the hottest NCAA March Madness ticket of Round 2 with an average ticket price of $748. That might be due to the fact that the site (in the heart of Big 12 country) hosts both Kansas and Texas. Jayhawks and Longhorns fans don’t have far to go to catch their team, and the high demand for tickets is good evidence that there will be plenty of burnt orange and blue in Tulsa this weekend.

Cleveland comes in second. No surprise here, considering the Ohio State Buckeyes play as the number one seed at this venue. Columbus is just a few hours away, so you know Buckeyes fans will be out in full force.

Looking Ahead: Hottest Venues, Round 3

1. Washington, DC: $318
2. Tulsa, OK: $282
3. Denver, CO: $270
4. Cleveland, OH: $252
5. Chicago, IL: $228
6. Tampa, FL: $212
7. Charlotte, NC: $209
8. Tuscon, AZ: $201

Check back at FanSnap for the best possible NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament tickets, and for continued coverage of the event all the way through the Final Four.

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

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

The number 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but still thought of as a Cinderella team is mid-major Butler. The 4,200-student, Butler University is located just seven miles from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the site of the 2010 NCAA Final Four. The home team Bulldogs will have a jump on Final Four Tickets given Butler is the first of the Elite 8 to secure a spot in the Final Four.

On Saturday, March 27, 5-seed, Butler upset 2-seed Kansas St. by a score of 63-56 in Salt Lake City to represent the West Region in the Final Four.

Final Four Tickets start at $231 and average $500. Currently, we’re finding 4,000+ tickets from 8 tickets site representing hundreds of sellers.

The average Final Four ticket price can be interesting in the broadest sense, but fans want values. FanSnap makes it easy to snap up the best value tickets because we make them so hard to miss. Take a look at the Final Four semifinal ticket search page. FanSnap shows tickets listed for 38% below the average asking price in two different sections.

The ticket market is dynamic. Tickets are being sold and new tickets become available all the time. This means the best value tickets are always changing.

Here are the top states with fans searching for Final Four Tickets.

1. Indiana
2. Kentucky
3. Illinois
4. Michigan
5. Texas

This list will likely look different on Sunday night.

We’re not all sports-theater-concert-tickets all the time. For example, we heard there was some debate in Washington and around the country about health care reform legislation. We heard, proponents say it will insure 30+ million more people and opponents call it a government takeover of 1/6 of the U.S. economy, but how just how do politics stack up to major sporting events?

Sure, we here at FanSnap can tell you who is searching for what tickets, which events are hot and how to find great ticket values, but for this question, we had to turn to Google. Hey Google, how many people are searching for the term “health care bill” vs how many people are searching for “NCAA Tournament”?

Yes, we know there were some major announcements made on the health care debate and NCAA Regionals don’t start up again until tomorrow, but still, how do they compare?

source: google.com

The red line is interest over time in “NCAA Tournament.” The spike on March 14 is from people searching for NCAA brackets just after the selection Sunday telecast (do people still say telecast?)… err TV show when the NCAA Tournament teams were announced. The second red spike occurred when the NCAA Round 1 & 2 games were played.

The blue line represents interest in “Health Care Bill.” Interest went up when it was announced that it would be passed.

Will we see another spike for the NCAA Regionals  and Final Four? We think so. Will interest in “Health Care Bill” continue up at the same pace? It will be interesting to see.

If you landed on this post and were hoping to bone up on the recently passed Health Care legislation, check out the linked coverage on healthcare-economist.com. They link to a wide variety of perspectives.

If you were looking for NCAA Tournament tickets, you’re in luck. FanSnap is a ticket search engine. Fans can find tickets from sites across the web here.

To read more on the NCAA Tournament and Final Four tickets, check out these posts:

• Fans Find Best Values on Final Four Tickets with FanSnap
• East Regionals Tickets Hottest of NCAA Tournament
• NCAA Tournament Tickets by the Bracket

Sixteen teams are still dancing on the road to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis — the site of the Final Four round of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The 2010 NCAA Tournament has been as exciting as any we can remember and the Regionals haven’t even started yet.  Early exits by Kansas and ‘Nova blew up brackets and shifted ticket searches away from Lawrence, Kansas and Villanova, Pennsylvania. Instead, we’re seeing 10-seed St. Mary’s Gaels fans in Moraga, California and the UNI PantherNation (9 seed) in Northern Iowa searching for NCAA tournament tickets.

While the teams take the NCAA Tournament one game at a time, fans are thinking ahead to the Final Four round and more specifically, Final Four tickets. Fans in Kentucky are conducting searches on FanSnap for “Final Four tickets” more than any other state — Including the host state of Indiana.

Final Four Weekend tickets

April 3 and 5 (Semifinals – Saturday & Championship – Monday)
7,000+ tickets
Lowest price ticket = $318
Average ticket = $675

Knowing the average ticket price can be useful when following trends or to compare one event to another, but fans don’t buy “average tickets” Fans buy those just-right tickets for them. That might mean the first ten rows or it might meant sitting near their friends or it might mean just getting into the event.

Fans searching for NCAA tournament tickets will see FanSnap’s up-to-the-moment summary of the best value tickets at different price points. Of course, fans can still zoom into FanSnap Maps^sm, and search for their own best values. We highlight best values with blue stars.

FanSnap shows fans the best value tickets comparing the prices of comperable tickets and then highlighting the tickets with the lowest price

For example, fans searching for “Final Four tickets” will see average prices by section and the best value ticket for that section. This is the direct result of fans telling us that while searching and comparing tickets from across the web is great and comprehensiveness in important, why not just show me the tickets I might want — the ones that are the best value — and save me the searching.

How does Best Value tickets work?

The average price of Section: Terrance Center 614 is $1,300. We highlight the tickets in that section for $446. That’s 65% below the average price for comparable tickets.

Section: Lodge Corner 416 tickets average $1,084. We show fans the tickets in that section for $578, or 46% less than the average.

Final Four Semifinals tickets

Apr 3 at 5:10PM (Saturday only)
3,000+ tickets
Lowest price ticket = $226
Average ticket = $454

Final Four Championship Game tickets

Apr 5 at 8:00PM (Monday only)
4,000+ tickets
Lowest price ticket = $174
Average ticket = $398

We are finding thousands of great NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tickets, even for those sessions that are already ‘sold out.’ Fans searching for NCAA tickets on FanSnap are saving time and money, and benefiting from an amazing choice of tickets to the Final Four® in Indianapolis, as well as the Elite 8® in Syracuse, Salt Lake City, Saint Louis and Houston, and the Sweet 16® and opening rounds of the West Region, Midwest Region, South Region and East Region.

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.

“FanSnap ticket search results, gleaned from searching dozens of ticket sites, include hundreds or in some cases thousands of tickets for each game,” said FanSnap CEO Mike Janes. “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.”

For example, FanSnap ticket search results currently show 4,000+ NCAA Championship Game tickets from nine ticket sites, which represent hundreds of sellers. The asking prices for comparable NCAA Championship Game tickets vary by as much as 60%.

The variation in asking prices for the Regionals is similar, where comparable tickets to the Elite 8 games vary by up to 50%. For example, fans using FanSnap can find tickets to the Midwest Regional, for half the price of other tickets being offered in the same area of the arena.

- West Regional (Salt Lake City) – up to 43% variation
- East Regional (Syracuse) – up to 52% variation
- Midwest Regional (St Louis) – up to 51% variation
- South Regional (Houston) – up to 58% variation

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 also use FanSnap’s award-winning dynamic FanSnap Maps, noting both the best value star icons, as well as being able to zoom into an incredibly useful row-level view that highlights ticket offers that often differ by 10% to 25%, even within the same section of the arena.

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.

A review of current NCAA ticket prices on FanSnap also shows average asking prices vary greatly from Regional to Regional, e.g. for NCAA Regional Finals tickets:
- In Salt Lake City, West Regional tickets start at $103 and average $191.
- In Syracuse, East Regional tickets start at $109 and average $287.
- In St Louis, Midwest Regional tickets start at $68 and average $200.
- In Houston, South Regional tickets start at $30 and average $207.

The ticket variability is even more pronounced for Round 1 and 2 games. The average price of an “all-sessions strip” (tickets to all the games at a venue) in Buffalo is $140 more than for any other venue.

Milwaukee to host Round 1 & 2 games at the Bradley Center for the NCAA tournament (tickets).

Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, Ohio State and UC Santa Barbara from the Midwest Region as well as Xavier, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, and Oakland  from the South Region will play their Round 1 games on Friday March 19. Round 1 winners will return to the Bradley Center on Sunday the 21st to play Round 2 games.

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tickets for Round 1 & 2 are sold as “sessions” — or as a strip. Session tickets get fan in to two games — one early and one later. Officials then clear the arena and ready it for the second session (of two games) later in the day. An “All Sessions Strip” is a ticket to all the games at a venue.

There are currently hundreds of All Sessions Strips for the NCAA Tournament Rounds 1 & 2 at the Bradley Center available.

Lowest price Bradley Center Strips = $300
Bradley Center Strips average = $437

The winner of this bracket advances to Midwest Regional

The winner of this bracket advances to South Regional

Christian

Providence’s Dunkin Donuts Center will play host to Round 1 & 2 games of the NCAA tournament (tickets).

Villanova, Robert Morris, Richmond, St. Mary’s from the South Region as well as Tennessee, San Diego State, Georgetown and Ohio from the Midwest Region will play their Round 1 games on Thursday March 18. Round 1 winners will be back at the Dunkin Donuts Center on Saturday to play Round 2 games.

The top overall seed in the NCAA tournament, Kansas will be playing at the Ford Center — making the Oklahoma City one of the hotter NCAA tournament tickets.

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tickets for Round 1 & 2 are sold as “sessions” — or as a strip. Session tickets get fan in to two games — one early and one later. Officials then clear the arena and ready it for the second session (of two games) later in the day. An “All Sessions Strip” is a ticket to all the games at a venue.

There are hundreds of All Session Strips for the NCAA Tournament Rounds 1 & 2 at the Dunkin Donuts Center available.

Lowest price Providence Strips = $270
Providence Strips average = $458

The winner of this bracket advances to Midwest Regional

The winner of this bracket advances to West Regional

Christian

Spokane, Washington will host Round 1 & 2 games at Spokane Arena for the NCAA tournament (tickets).

Michigan State, New Mexico State, Maryland and Houston from the Midwest Region as well as Texas A&M, Utah State, Purdue and Siena from the South Region will play their Round 1 games on Friday March 19. Round 1 winners will be back at the Spokane Arena on Sunday the 21st to play Round 2 games.

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tickets for Round 1 & 2 are sold as “sessions” — or as a strip. Session tickets get fan in to two games — one early and one later. Officials then clear the arena and ready it for the second session (of two games) later in the day. An “All Sessions Strip” is a ticket to all the games at a venue.

There are currently hundreds of All Sessions Strips for the NCAA Tournament Rounds 1 & 2 at the Spokane Arena available.

Lowest price Spokane Strips = $100
Spokane Strips average = $438

The winner of this bracket advances to Midwest Regional

The winner of this bracket advances to South Regional

Christian

Oklahoma City will play host to Round 1 & 2 games for the NCAA tournament (tickets).

Kansas, Lehigh, UNLV and Northern Iowa from the Midwest Region as well as BYU, Florida, Kansas State and North Texas from the Western Region will play their Round 1 games on Thursday March 18. Round 1 winners will be back at the Ford Center on Saturday to play Round 2 games.

The top overall seed in the NCAA tournament, Kansas will be playing at the Ford Center — making the Oklahoma City one of the hotter NCAA tournament tickets.

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tickets for Round 1 & 2 are sold as “sessions” — or as a strip. Session tickets get fan in to two games — one early and one later. Officials then clear the arena and ready it for the second session (of two games) later in the day. An “All Sessions Strip” is a ticket to all the games at a venue.

There are currently less than 1,000 All Session Strips for the NCAA Tournament Rounds 1 & 2 at the Ford Center available.

Lowest price Oklahoma City Strips = $269
Oklahoma City Strips average = $489

The winner of this bracket advances to Midwest Regional

The winner of this bracket advances to West Regional

Christian