NCAA Tournament Tickets

[damuts222]

This is the first time I am looking to go to the tournament to see Marquette. The NCAA has the ticket exchange and I could also use sites like stubhub, etc.

However, is there a way to obtain tickets from Marquette? Are they alotted a bank of tickets? Appreciate any recommendations from those with past experience.

[YoungMUFan4]

Email was sent to season ticket holders with link to request tickets.  MU does get allotment and you could certainly reach out to the ticket office to see if any remain after requests are filled.

[muguru]

Also...depending on where you're willing to go..I'd bet anything the farther away, the better chance you'll have of getting tix thru MU. Des Moines...I'd say almost no chance..Places like San Jose, Salt lake City, Hartford, you have a much better chance I'd say.

[damuts222]

Appreciate the feedback. Don't have season tickets, but may be going with a season ticket holder.

[fjm]

Don't buy tickets through MU.

I mean you can, but I've gone to mutiple NCAA first rounds. Got in for $30-40 each session. These places NEVER sell out and usually not even close. I would wait til day of if I were you.

Just my take.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Don't buy tickets through MU.

I mean you can, but I've gone to mutiple NCAA first rounds. Got in for $30-40 each session. These places NEVER sell out and usually not even close. I would wait til day of if I were you.

Just my take.

Well, if price is your determining factor, usually true.  If you want to sit with fellow MUers, go through MU. In Greenville, with South Carolina and Duke in the mix, going through MU was the better option, for instance, based on inventory. Same in Louisville with Kentucky and MSU in our pod.

So, location and opposing teams in your pod and how they travel are factors to consider.

[Warriors4ever]

I think that also depends on the venue. The BC usually sold out I think when we hosted. In 2003 we just bought from the venue in Indianapolis. The only time we ever bought through MU was the FF in Greensboro in 1974, when we were students.

[jsglow]

Don't buy tickets through MU.

I mean you can, but I've gone to mutiple NCAA first rounds. Got in for $30-40 each session. These places NEVER sell out and usually not even close. I would wait til day of if I were you.

Just my take.

I'm going to respectfully disagree with fjm.  Being in the official section(s) is worth it.  Some of the greatest basketball experiences in my life are those memories.

I don't remember the exact deadline for submitting the request but it's certainly within 24 hours after the bracket is announced.  MU then goes through its loyalty points calculation and you are notified.  Tickets are then routinely picked up at Will Call although this may have changed as electronic ticketing becomes increasingly prevalent.

[GooooMarquette]

Well, if price is your determining factor, usually true.  If you want to sit with fellow MUers, go through MU. In Greenville, with South Carolina and Duke in the mix, going through MU was the better option, for instance, based on inventory. Same in Louisville with Kentucky and MSU in our pod.

So, location and opposing teams in your pod and how they travel are factors to consider.

This.

I strongly prefer to sit with other MU fans, so even though tix are often cheaper on the street, I always try to buy from MU. If that doesn't matter to you, then you need to consider the location and other teams' fan bases.

[jsglow]

This.

I strongly prefer to sit with other MU fans, so even though tix are often cheaper on the street, I always try to buy from MU. If that doesn't matter to you, then you need to consider the location and other teams' fan bases.

Three special games for me.  Murray State against the entire state of Kentucky.  Butler in the nail biter at Lexington.  Davidson, no words are needed.

[fjm]

Fair enough gents! All good points. I just took cheapest seats and sat wherever.

[GooooMarquette]

Three special games for me.  Murray State against the entire state of Kentucky.  Butler in the nail biter at Lexington.  Davidson, no words are needed.

Yep. I was in the MU section against UNCC and UNC in '77. Given that 90% of the Omni was filled with people from North Carolina, that made a sweet moment even sweeter....