Overview
- Prices now exceed 2025 levels across major platforms, with SeatGeek averaging above $1,000 and TickPick reporting a record $711 average purchase for semifinal seats.
- Gametime lists an average Final Four ticket at $1,397, and the cheapest seats fell to about $500 after Duke lost to UConn in the Elite Eight.
- SeatGeek says demand for semifinal tickets is up roughly 45% year over year, and about 40% of its buyers are from Illinois, with Indiana and Michigan next.
- Primary supply is tight at about 4,000 tickets per school, while resale listings remain large, including more than 1,200 on StubHub and over 3,000 on TickPick.
- Lucas Oil Stadium holds nearly 70,000, yet regional proximity and long fan-base droughts for teams like Illinois and Arizona continue to push prices higher.