CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -By the end of the day on Monday, Cleveland will know if it’s the LSU Tigers or the Iowa Hawkeyes playing in the NCAA Women’s Final Four at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
While both schools are loaded with stars and superstars, it’s the Caitlin Clark effect that could turn a great event for the Cleveland into a massive one.
Both teams have been playing the Sweet 16 in the Albany, NY region.
According to CBS broadcasters, 50% of the tickets purchased for that region were made by fans and accounts based in Iowa.
In late February, Cleveland 19 worked with the ticket marketplace website Vivid Seats to see what tickets to the Cleveland Final Four were selling for.
At that time, even before March Madness had started, the average cost of a seat in Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse was higher than any other previous Final Four.
NCAA Women’s Final Four (2019-2024) – Average Sold Price
- NCAA Women’s Final Four (TBD) 4/5/24 – $291
- NCAA Women’s Final Four (LSU vs. Virginia Tech, South Carolina vs. Iowa) 3/31/23 – $280
- NCAA Women’s Final Four (South Carolina vs. Louisville, Stanford vs. UConn) 4/1/22 – $176
- NCAA Women’s Final Four (Stanford vs. South Carolina, UConn vs. Arizona) 4/2/21 – $113
- NCAA Women’s Final Four (Oregon vs Baylor, UConn vs Notre Dame) 4/5/19 – $105
We have reached back out to Vivid Seats to see what has happened to prices now that Clark’s Hawkeyes are one step closer to colliding with Cleveland and should know soon.
The outcome of the game Monday night is also expected to have an impact on ticket prices come Tuesday.
If Iowa makes it, prices are expected to increase even more to see the future #1 pick in the WNBA potentially play her last collegiate games.
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