Cheapest ticket for women’s Final Four is 47% pricier than men’s

Maxwell Millington

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Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes talks to the media following practice for the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament — Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Photo: Andy Lyons/Getty Images

The cheapest tickets to the women's NCAA Final Four are 47% more expensive than the men's Final Four, according to the latest data from Vivid Seats.

The big picture: This year's tournament is filled with household names on the women's side, like Iowa's Caitlin Clark, LSU's Angel Reese and USC's JuJu Watkins.

By the numbers: The ticket vendor's lowest ticket for the women's Final Four is listed at $343, but you can grab a ticket to the men's semifinal for as low as $233.

The cheapest women's championship game ticket is 61% more expensive ($296) than the men's ($184).

Context: The amount of seats available for the events are drastically different.

The women's final at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse has a seating capacity of 19,432, while the men's will be played in front of up to 73,000 at StateFarm Stadium.

What we're watching: Average resale ticket prices for the men's and women's Final Four are trending in opposite directions, according to data from SeatGeek.

The average ticket resale prices for the women's Final Four leaped from $214 (2022) to $416 (2023) while the men's dropped from $806 (2022) to $423 (2023).

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Cheapest ticket for women’s Final Four is 47% pricier than men’s

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