As the highly anticipated 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship draws near, football enthusiasts find themselves in the throes of excitement, eagerly anticipating the showdown between the top-seeded Michigan and second-seeded Washington at Houston’s NRG Stadium on Monday.
For those spontaneous fans who’ve decided last-minute to attend this epic clash, obtaining a ticket might prove to be a more formidable task than anticipated.
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Sold-out primary market:
With face-value tickets for all College Football Playoff games already sold out in the primary market, fans are left with no choice but to turn to the secondary market where the thrill of obtaining a last-minute ticket is accompanied by a substantial cost — football fans, prepare yourselves for eye-watering sticker shock.
Staggering secondary market prices:
According to TicketIQ, an event ticket search engine, the average list price on the secondary market for the 2024 National Championship Game currently stands at a staggering $3,282.
This makes it the third-most expensive championship game since the inception of the College Football Playoff, trailing only behind the Alabama-Georgia ($4,040) matchup in Atlanta in 2018 and the Alabama-Ohio State ($3,610) faceoff in Miami in 2021. To put it into perspective, last year’s Georgia-TCU game boasted an average ticket price of $1,626.
Ticket tiers and pricing:
Delving into the specifics, on the secondary market, ticket prices for the 2024 National Championship Game vary significantly based on seating tiers.
- The cheapest options are 600-level tickets, starting at $1,263, while 600-level sideline tickets command a slightly higher price, starting at $1,588, according to TicketIQ.
- For 500-level tickets, prices range from $1,466 in the corners to $1,727 on the sidelines.
- Moving down to the 300-level, prices start at $2,012 in the end zones, $2,122 in the corners, and $2,445 on the sidelines.
- For those seeking prime views in the 100-level section, prices range from $2,164 in the end zones, $2,090 in the corners, to $2,638 on the sidelines.
Cheapest and most expensive options:
As of Wednesday on StubHub, the absolute cheapest ticket available for Monday’s game is listed at $940 before fees. On the other end of the spectrum, the most expensive ticket on the secondary market is listed at a jaw-dropping $98,063.
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