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2024 MARCH MADNESS

2024 NCAA March Madness: Venues, prices, how and where to buy tickets

With teams now having started down the road to the Final Four, excitement is building and so too is the demand for tickets to the games. Here’s the cost breakdown.

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With teams now having started down the road to the Final Four, excitement is building and so too is the demand for tickets to the games. Here’s the cost breakdown.
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There are eight cities hosting the opening rounds of March Madness which means unless you act fast it’s going to be tricky getting your hands on tickets to the games. With that said, we’re giving you the break down so you know exactly how, when and where to buy.

What are the locations for 2024 March Madness first round games?

First and second round games are being held in the following cities and arenas:

  • Dayton, Ohio: UD Arena
  • Brooklyn. N.Y.: Barclays Center
  • Charlotte, N.C.: Spectrum Center
  • Indianapolis: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
  • Omaha, Neb: CHI Health Center
  • Pittsburgh: PPG Paints Arena
  • Salt Lake City: Delta Center
  • Spokane, Wash: Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
  • Memphis, Tenn: FedExForum

How much are NCAA Tournament tickets?

Before we get into the prices, there are a few important points to note about the tickets themselves. Let’s get into it:

  • Each opening round site hosts six games – four first-round games and two second-round games.
  • Tickets are NOT sold for individual games, but in sessions. A session is made up of two games, which normally sees the teams scheduled to play each other in the next round e.g., No. 1 seed vs. No. 16 seed in Game 1, No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed in Game 2.
  • Session 3 are tickets to both second-round games at a site.
  • Tickets can also be sold in all-session packages, which gives access to all six games at each site.
  • Because games are sold in sessions, tickets may cost more for one than another in the same site. This for example is why StubHub indicated that blue blood teams will boost demands in the opening rounds. Yet another point to consider is proximity. Charlotte will understandably see greater demand for the session that includes North Carolina than the other ones on offer.

So, what are ticket prices like?

Where the cheapest tickets are concerned, those would be for the AAC session at Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena, which will cost you about $4, according to TicketSmarter. By a country mile, that is the lowest price on offer. After that, the Atlantic 10 in Barclays Arena comes in at $12 a seat, then prices jump to $41 for the First Four at Dayton’s UD Arena.

What about the most expensive tickets?

The most expensive tickets are in Pittsburgh, of all places, where an all session ticket will set you back approximately $363 with fees included according to TicketSmarter. They are closely followed by Charlotte, where the same ticket will cost you $321.

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