Iowa/LSU Tickets Are Surprisingly Cheap

Ticket prices for the LSU/Iowa game might surprise some fans.

The Hawkeyes and Tigers play Monday night in Albany, New York in what is almost certainly the most-anticipated Elite 8 game in the history of women's basketball thanks to the Caitlin Clark effect and LSU rivalry.

I hopped on SeatGeek curious to see what tickets were selling for, and I expected prices to be through the roof. While high, they might not be as high as you'd think.

Caitlin Clark and Iowa play LSU in the Elite 8. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

How much do tickets to the Iowa/LSU Elite 8 game cost?

As of publication, tickets are selling for $170 on SeatGeek with fees included. A lot of tickets are selling in the $350 range. While tickets are a lot more than the UConn/USC game - which are selling for as low as $16 - the prices are cheaper than several games Iowa and Clark have played this year.

Tickets were selling for as much as $1,700 for some regular season games. Tickets to a regular season game against Northwestern were selling for north of $200 just for general admission. There were tickets to her final regular season home game listed for several thousand dollars.

So, while the tickets are very expensive for a women's tournament game, they don't come close to touching previous Iowa games this season.

Why are tickets cheaper than some of Clark's regular season games, despite the stakes and hype surrounding the game?

The answer is likely very simple. No conspiracy theories or anything crazy. It's just travel and distance. Neither Iowa nor LSU is anywhere near Albany, New York.

It's a 15 hour car ride from Iowa City and a nearly 24 hour car ride from Baton Rouge. Yeah, a lot of folks aren't going to be up for that.

Will Iowa beat LSU? (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

How much would you spend to watch LSU and Iowa battle it out in the Elite 8? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.