GLENDALE, Ariz. — For the first time since the last time the Final Four was in Arizona, two No. 1 seeds will play for the NCAA men's basketball national championship as Purdue and UConn both advanced after winning their Final Four games on Saturday night.
The national championship game will be played at 6:20 p.m. Arizona time on Monday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. It will see Purdue chase the program's first-ever national title and UConn go for back-to-back national championships.
And with the matchup now official, here's a look at what it will cost you to get into the game, as of Saturday night. Keep in mind that these prices are likely to change over the next couple of days.
National Championship Ticket Prices
According to the NCAA's official ticketing site, OnLocation, tickets for Monday's game between the Boilermakers and Huskies will cost fans anywhere from $318.75 in Section 144 to $3,187.50 in Section 127.
That's a pretty good deal compared to prices on resale sites.
On Ticketmaster, national championship game tickets range from $189.21 in Section 402 to $12,546.17 in Section 143.
On VividSeats, tickets range from $170 for a seat in Section 404 to $10,016 in Section 108. There is also a seat for sale on VividSeats in Section 441 that was listed for $69,801 on Saturday night.
On StubHub, the cheapest ticket is in Section 422 and is going for $224. The most expensive ticket is in section 136 and is going for $37,904.
And on SeatGeek, you can get a ticket in Section 451 for $233, but if you want a really good seat, the most expensive ticket available is in Section 102 and is going for $19,478.
So if you want to see the ninth-ever matchup between No. 1 seeds in the national title game in person at State Farm Stadium, prepare to pay up.
Here are the other times that No. 1 seeds have played for a national championship:
- 1982: No. 1 seed North Carolina beat No. 1 seed Georgetown, 63-62
- 1993: No. 1 seed North Carolina beat No. 1 seed Michigan, 77-71
- 1999: No. 1 seed UConn beat No. 1 seed Duke, 77-74
- 2005: No. 1 seed North Carolina beat No. 1 seed Illinois, 75-70
- 2007: No. 1 seed Florida beat No. 1 seed Ohio State, 84-75
- 2008: No. 1 seed Kansas beat No. 1 seed Memphis, 75-68 in OT
- 2015: No. 1 seed Duke beat No. 1 seed Wisconsin, 68-63
- 2017: No. 1 seed North Carolina beat No. 1 seed Gonzaga, 71-65
Arizona sports
The city of Phoenix is home to five major professional sports league teams; The NFL's Arizona Cardinals, NBA's Phoenix Suns, WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks and NHL's Arizona Coyotes.
The Cardinals have made State Farm Stadium in Glendale their home turf and the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix is home to both the Suns and the Mercury. The Indoor Football League’s Arizona Rattlers play at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale. The Coyotes play at Mullett Arena on ASU's Tempe campus.
Phoenix also has a soccer team with the USL's Phoenix Rising FC, who play at Phoenix Rising FC Stadium in Phoenix.
The Valley hosts multiple major sporting events on a yearly basis, including college football's Fiesta Bowl and Guaranteed Rate Bowl; the PGA Tour’s highest-attended event, the WM Phoenix Open; NASCAR events each spring and fall, including Championship Weekend in November; and Cactus League Spring Training for 15 Major League Baseball franchises.
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