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Breaking Down 2018 Mountain West Conference Tournament Ticket Prices
March 02, 2018
by Stephen Spiewak
MWC TOURNAMENT TICKETS
The calendar has turned to March, which means it’s the most exciting time of the college basketball season.
Before the NCAA Tournament gets underway, fans across the country are soaking in the madness that also pervades conference tournaments.
One of the more intriguing conference tournaments in 2018 is the Mountain West Conference Tournament, which is set to begin next week in Las Vegas.
Nevada is the conference’s top-ranked team, but Boise State has enjoyed a fine season as well. This has led to speculation that the conference could get two teams in the March Madness tournament.
Today, Vivid Seats has released a breakdown of Mountain West Conference Tournament ticket prices, so fans have an idea of what to expect when they look for tickets to follow their team in Las Vegas:
MWC Tournament Ticket Price Breakdown
2018 Tournament Ticket Prices By Game
Median Listed Price
Minimum ("Get-in") Listed Price
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
First Round (3/7)
Quarterfinals (3/8 Aft...
Quarterfinals (3/8 Eve...
Semifinals (3/9)
Finals (3/10)
$13
$35
$27
$63
$66
MWC Ticket Prices Through The Years
64
66
68
70
72
74
76
78
80
82
84
86
88
2015
2016
2017
2018
Avg. price, sold ticket
The Distance Factor
Distance can play a major factor in ticket prices. Fan bases with less distance to travel often drive demand.
TEAM Distance
Nevada 444 mi
Boise State 763 mi
Fresno State 398 mi
New Mexico 572 mi
San Diego State 324 mi
Wyoming 795 mi
UNLV n/a
Utah State 509 mi
Air Force 812 mi
Colorado State 814 mi
San Jose State 522 mi
By the distance metrics, a title game matchup between UNLV and one of the following three schools could result in the highest ticket prices: San Diego State, Fresno State and Nevada.
$210
Asking price, as of 3/1, for lower level tickets to Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals.
$37
Average price of UNLV tickets during regular season, through 3/1.
How does the Mountain West stack up?
Big East
ACC
SEC
Pac 12
Big 12
Big Ten
A-10
West Coast
Missouri Valley
Mountain West
Ivy League
Colonial
MAAC
AAC
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
$185
$164
$158
$139
$130
$126
$124
$117
$94
$84
$70
$68
$43
$40
Median listed price for conference tournament title game.
"All we wanted to do was make any tournament we could. Last year I felt a little pressure. But, this year, I felt it. We were the pre-season number one pick (in the Mountain West). There's pressure."
Nevada head coach Eric Musselman, via Joe Santoro