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NCAA Basketball: Madison Square Garden serves as one of the most expensive tournament tickets

By Carmine Carcieri

February 15, 2015; New York, NY, USA; General view of Madison Square Garden during the first quarter of the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
February 15, 2015; New York, NY, USA; General view of Madison Square Garden during the first quarter of the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Gearing up for the NCAA Basketball Tournament? Here is an early ticket preview unveiled by Vivid Seats.

With just over a month remaining until Selection Sunday, the NCAA Tournament is right around the corner. That means it’s time to save up for your postseason tournament tickets.

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According to Vivid Seats, one of the fastest-growing online marketplace for sports, concert and theater tickets, NCAA Tournament interest is up significantly this season.

“We’re seeing a lot of early interest from fans for the NCAA tournament with organic search traffic up 49 percent year-over-year for Final Four ticket-related keywords on Vivid Seats site,” Marita Hudson Thomas, a spokesperson for Chicago-based Vivid Seats, said in a statement.

The sites that are generating the most interest are of course, the Final Four (with an average ticket price of $914), but also Madison Square Garden ($413), the Sprint Center ($436), SAP Center ($444) and FedEx Forum ($479).

Graphic via VividSeats.com
Graphic via VividSeats.com /

Madison Square Garden is the most popular site for regional games (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight), as it represents 43 percent of the tickets sold to regional match-ups. It offers the lowest price of all the regional environments, but again, more tickets are being sold to that venue than any other Sweet 16/Elite Eight site.

For the first and second round, the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento serves as the most expensive ticket ($337), while Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indiana serves as the cheapest ($212) based on average cost.

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These prices are likely going to fluctuate as we get closer to the event but for right now, it’s about $475 on average to attend both Final Four games (Semifinal), while it’s $425 on average to attend the National Championship. Get those tickets now because this is going to be one heck of an event with a wide open field ahead.

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