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2025 NCAA March Madness: Ultimate guide to venues, prices, and how to get tickets

Now that the all-important bracket for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament has been confirmed, here’s what you need to know to get yourself a ticket.

How much are tickets for March Madness?
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Update:

The 2025 NCAA Tournament begins on Tuesday, March 18 with the First Four, a play-in round to decide which four of the lowest-ranked eight teams will make it to the first round proper.

The games will be played across Tuesday and Wednesday this week, with UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio playing host to the action in two double-headers. Fans can buy tickets in sessions, giving them access to two games but these are more expensive. For the First Four round the prices started at $30 but they are now changing hands on resale sites for well in excess of $100.

How much are tickets for March Madness?

Looking beyond the First Four stage, prices get significantly more expensive in the first round proper when the biggest and best-supported teams in college basketball enter the fray.

Tickets for the first round games are going for more than $100 on resale sites with many of the most expensive getting close to $1,000 per person. Currently, tickets for the latter rounds of the tournament are cheaper than the average, owing to the fact that we’re not yet sure which teams will make it through. As of Monday, March 17 tickets for the championship game are available to buy online from $141 each.

This year the Final Four games will be hosted at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas across April 5 and 7. Here’s a look at the full list of venues for March Madness 2025...

March Madness 2025 schedule

First Four: March 18-19

UD Arena, Dayton

First round (round of 64): March 20

Rupp Arena, Lexington
Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence
Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita
Ball Arena, Denver

First round (round of 64): March 21

Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle
Rocket Arena, Cleveland
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee
Lenovo Center, Raleigh

Second round (round of 32): March 22

Rupp Arena, Lexington
Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence
Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita
Ball Arena, Denver

Second round (round of 32): March 23

Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle
Rocket Arena, Cleveland
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee
Lenovo Center, Raleigh

Sweet 16 (regional semifinals): March 27

East: Prudential Center, Newark
West: Chase Center, San Francisco

Sweet 16 (regional semifinals): March 28

South: State Farm Arena, Atlanta
Midwest: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

Elite Eight (regional finals): March 29

East: Prudential Center, Newark
West: Chase Center, San Francisco

Elite Eight (regional finals): March 30

South: State Farm Arena, Atlanta
Midwest: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

Final Four (national semifinals and national championship): April 5, 7

Alamodome, San Antonio

Want to know more about this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament? We’ve got the lowdown on everything you need to know about the March Madness schedule, a beginners' guide to all the action and even some pretournament predictions from an AI chatbot.

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