March Madness: Alabama and Auburn most expensive NCAA tournament ticket this weekend
Demand is high and so are the prices for Saturday’s second round of the NCAA tournament at Birmingham’s Legacy Arena.
A search of three different ticket vendors – Vivid Seats, StubHub and Seat Geek – confirms what many in the state already know: The most expensive second-round ticket for the NCAA tournament resides in The Magic City.
The reason is obvious in this football-crazy state. For the first time, both Alabama and Auburn are at the Big Dance and both are set for encore performances on Saturday.
It should be noted all second-round matchups have not been set with games still being played into Friday night. So, expect a shift in ticket prices at most venues.
However, at this point, no other venue comes close to the cost of a single ticket at Legacy Arena. It should be noted the following prices are subject to change and do not include any fees.
The cheapest ticket as of this posting is Greensboro. You can seats for as cheap as $23. See below.
Here are the latest ticket prices for Birmingham:
- Vivid Seats: $223 to $1405
- StubHub $252 to $1,856
- Seat Geek $220 (lowest available)
The closest ticket price to the $220 is $135 for the Albany, N.Y., venue on StubHub.
- VividSeats: $86 to $2241
- StubHub: $135 to $288
- Seat Geek $86
Here’s how the other venues compare:
Orlando Session 3 (Furman vs San Diego State, Duke vs Tennessee)
- Vivid Seats: $88 to $2552
- StubHub: $90 to $2829
- Seat Geek: $88 cheapest
Sacramento Session 3 (Missouri vs Princeton, Northwestern vs UCLA)
- VividSeats: $108 to $8663
- StubHub: $117 to $9466
- Seat Geek $99 cheapest
Des Moines Session 3 (Kansas vs Arkansas, Texas vs Penn State)
- Vivid Seats: $75 to $894
- StubHub $87 to $755
- Seat Geek: $79 cheapest
Denver Session 3 (TBA)
- VividSeats: $111 to $7330
- StubHub: $104 to $7650
- Seat Geek: $107 cheapest
Greensboro Session 3 (TBA)
- Vivid Seats: $23 to $1001
- StubHub: $26 to $2782
- Seat Geek: $24 cheapest
Columbus Session 3
- VividSeats: $68 to $7212
- StubHub: $63 to $7604
- Seat Geek: $70 cheapest
Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.