Final Four Tickets Significantly Cheaper Than Last Year
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Seeing your team win the National Championship? Priceless.
According to SeatGeek, the average ticket price for an all-session pass to both semifinal games and the National Championship at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas in $803. For just the two semifinal games (Saturday, April 2nd) the average price is $515 while just the championship game (Monday, April 4th) is averaging $455.
Last year the Final Four in Indianapolis was more expensive, averaging $897 for the semifinals and $547 for the championship game.
- Average prices last five years, per SeatGeek:
- 2016: (Houston): $515 (Semifinals Only) / $455 (Championship)
- 2015 (Indianapolis): $897 (Semifinals Only) / $547 (Championship)
- 2014 (Arlington): $608/$405
- 2013 (Atlanta): $739/$538
- 2012 (New Orleans): $360/$236
- 2011 (Houston): $392/$357
- Average resale price of various major events over the past year:
- Super Bowl 50: $4,531
- Stanley Cup Game 6: $1,426
- NBA Finals Game 5: $1,412
- World Series Game 3: $1,205
- College Football Championship: $607
- Distribution of tickets, since Saturday:
- Texas - 30 percent
- Oklahoma - 10 percent
- New York - 9 percent
- California - 5 percent
- Pennsylvania - 5 percent
- North Carolina makes - 4 percent
- Other - 37 percent
