Get more information about March Madness: NCAA Tournament Travel Deals
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Many of you know that I’m a basketball fan, especially college basketball during the annual spring NCAA tournament.
If you want to know how a formerly disinterested spectator became an enthusiast, the Gainesville (FL) Sun newspaper carried my op-ed about the descent into March Madness.
For those families who also follow hoops and would like to travel to see some great college basketball games this spring, time’s a’wasting.
The April 5 and 7, 2008 Men’s Final Four Division I event is in a fun city for travel with kids (San Antonio, Texas) in the Alamodome, but it’s already sold out.
The Men’s East Regional in Charlotte, NC and the West Regional in Phoenix, AZ are also sold out, but there are still tickets for the Midwest Regional in Detroit, MI and the South Regional in Houston, TX.
These cities still have tickets for the men’s opening or early rounds, and might make a good family sports trip: Dayton OH, Anaheim CA, Birmingham AL, Raleigh NC and Tampa FL.
Get hot — the 2009 Men’s Final Four is in Dayton, Ohio, so plan now.
The Women’s 2008 Division I college tournament also has tickets available, and yes, you’ll see some equally exciting b-ball. The Women’s Final Four in Tampa, FL is sold out, but there are still seats for the Regionals in New Orleans LA, Spokane WA, Greensboro NC and Oklahoma City OK.
Women’s opening and early rounds are in Albuquerque NM, Baton Rouge LA, Des Moines IA, Stanford CA, Bridgeport CT, College Park MD, Norfolk VA and West Lafayette IN.
For those who plan way ahead, the Women’s Final Four is in St. Louis, MO in 2009.
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You’ve already got me looking forward to March Madness!
game. Wait outside the arena after one of the regional semifinal (Sweet 16) games lets out. Because fans must buy tickets for both the regional semifinal and final together, the losing school’s fans (usually easy to spot, for obvious reasons) will be stuck with a regional final ticket they may no longer want. So, some disappointed fans are usually willing to part with their tickets cheap.
On the topic of regional final sites, you may not want to build a trip around this, but if you’re in the area of a regional final, there’s a good way to get cheap tickets to the final (Elite
I wouldn’t try this beyond a regional final, though. In my experience, this plan doesn’t work at the Final Four, because the final is a hot ticket regardless of which schools are playing.
Hi Chris,
Thanks very much, those are some great ideas for scoring tickets!
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