The ticket prices for the College Football Playoff national championship between the Miami Hurricanes and Indiana Hoosiers are hitting an all-time high. Prices have soared since both teams came out victorious in their respective semifinal matchups.
As of this writing, the lowest get-in ticket price sits at $3,399, with the highest listed at $59,916, according to SeatGeek.
There is likely good reason for the spike, though none that will make local Miami fans or traveling Indiana fans feel any better.
First, the game will be played inside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, the home stadium of the Hurricanes. This also marks Miami’s first national championship appearance in 23 years, with its last title coming during the 2001 season.
Second, location matters for Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza as well. Mendoza grew up just one mile from the University of Miami campus. His father was high school teammates with Miami head coach Mario Cristobal at Christopher Columbus High School, and his mother played college tennis for the Hurricanes.
Mendoza had hoped to receive an offer from Miami but never did under the previous staff led by Manny Diaz, adding a subtle revenge element to the matchup.
Lastly, Indiana’s presence alone makes this a must-see event. The Hoosiers had never recorded a double-digit win season until last year and have long been considered one of the losingest programs in college football history. Now, they are playing for a national title, drawing massive interest from their nearly 800,000 alumni worldwide.
One of those alumni, former Dallas Mavericks majority owner and billionaire Mark Cuban, took to social media to ask about the soaring ticket prices.
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Mark Cuban Wants Indiana Fans To Show Up To CFP National Championship
Cuban has become a major donor to Indiana athletics, making significant contributions to the program’s NIL efforts. His involvement has helped usher in a new era for the football program, including the hiring of head coach Curt Cignetti and the addition of key players.
Now, Cuban wants fellow Indiana fans to show up in force in Miami Gardens to support the Hoosiers in their pursuit of the program’s first national title.
“Can any ticket brokers with experience selling CFP championship games give any comps and insights into how they think prices will move between now and right after kickoff?” Cuban wrote. “Lots of IU fans want to know! And BTW, FYI, the base price of tickets went from $350 to where they are now immediately after Miami won. It’s a home game for them. So we need to know the best path to tickets for IU fans!”
Ticket marketplace TickPick responded shortly after Cuban’s post, calling this year’s CFP national championship “the most expensive” on record, while offering some revealing insight into the pricing trends.
“Some context + historical insight for fans,” TickPick posted:
• $2,782: Cheapest ticket after Miami beat Ole Miss
• $3,734: Peak get-in after Indiana beat Oregon
• $3,210: Current get-in with approximately 4,500 tickets available
“Historical pattern: For marquee events like the CFP title and Super Bowl, prices typically peak right after the matchup is set, then soften as emotions settle and more inventory hits the market. Prices tend to rise again on the day of the event as last-minute demand increases.”
Former Michigan Staffer Connor Stalions Responds To Mark Cuban
If anyone might have insight into ticket pricing, it could be Connor Stalions. The former Michigan staffer also responded to Cuban’s post.
“They typically drop day of. However, that’s when demand is finite,” Stalions wrote. “Because it’s in Miami, demand is relatively infinite, so I don’t see it dropping. Don’t worry about why I’d know that.”
Stalions was at the center of Michigan’s sign-stealing scandal, which involved purchasing tickets in his own name to more than 30 games over a three-year span at 11 different Big Ten schools, according to ESPN.
Whether intentional or not, Stalions’ response added an extra layer of humor to the conversation. And given his history, it is hard to argue that he does not know what he is talking about.
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