Championship game ticket prices higher than last year; average about $317

Those looking for tickets to see the Jayhawks battle the Kentucky Wildcats in person Monday can expect a wide range of ticket prices.

Various ticket aggregating websites, such as TiqIQ.com and SeatGeek.com, show tickets for Monday’s game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans still available for anywhere from $50 to $4,500, as of Sunday morning.

The average price? About $317 on Tiqiq.com, according to Chris Matcovich, director of data and communications for TiqIQ. That’s 22 percent higher than last year’s average price — $251 — for 2011 championship game.

Seats are still available all over the Superdome, except for the closest seats, which currently are not listed for sale.

Ticket broker SeatGeek.com analyzed the cost of attending the Final Four from 1964 to 2012. Tickets cost in 1964.