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CFB Championship Tickets Are At An All Time High


Written by Jesse Lawrence at The Street.com

Like real-estate, prices for tickets to the College Football Playoff National Championship game are all about location.

The 2017 championship game between Alabama and Clemson is the priciest yet, with the average ticket price of $2,195 being over three times more expensive than tickets for last year’s game.
That undoubtedly has to do with the quality of the teams, which have been the best in college football for two years, and the fact that the game is a rematch of last year’s high-scoring, title game, which was in doubt until late in the fourth quarter. Alabama won 45-40.
But it may also have to do with the proximity of Tampa’s Raymond James stadium, which is a mere 583-mile average from both Clemson, S.C. and Tuscaloosa, Ala. The average travel distance from the two schools to last year’s site, Glendale, Ariz., was about 2,000 miles.

In the 2015 championship game, Alabama faced off against LSU. That year, the two teams had an average travel distance of 187 miles to the Louisiana Super Dome. LSU fans were sorely disappointed as Alabama’s formidable defense shut out the Tigers 21-0. LSU’s offense crossed the 50-year line only once.

Without the need for a flight, the only other major expense this year for fans will be a hotel. On Priceline.com, there are two-star hotel express deals near Raymond James stadium for under $100 a night, which is the cheapest option by almost $30.

Chart by TiqIQ (Note: Prices cover championship games prior to the current playoff format).

Currently, the cheapest ticket available is $900, which is good for a 300-level ticket on the Alabama side of the stadium. The equivalent ticket on the Clemson side is almost $200 more, which suggests that Clemson fans are hungrier than Alabama fans. The 300 section is in the upper deck. Prices overall are up 15% since the semi-final games.

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