With a historic fumble return in the fourth quarter of the Cotton Bowl, the Ohio State Buckeyes sealed a trip to the CFP National Championship Game.
The stage is set for a landmark national title game.
The No. 7-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish and No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes will meet in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday in Atlanta. And whichever team emerges victorious at Mercedes-Benz Stadium will go down as the first-ever champion of the expanded CFP.
Ohio State already owns the distinction of being the first-ever CFP champion. The Buckeyes won the debut playoff in 2014-15 under Urban Meyer. And now, as they make their second title game appearance under Ryan Day, the Buckeyes can become the fourth program with multiple CFP championships.
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The Fighting Irish, on the other hand, will be playing in their first CFP title game as they look to end the program’s decades-long national championship drought. Notre Dame’s last national championship was back in 1988-89, and its lone title game appearance in the BCS era was a 42-14 loss to Alabama in 2012-13 that was later vacated.
Millions around the country will be tuned in to see the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish battle for a historic championship. But how much does it cost to attend the game?
How much do 2025 CFP National Championship Game tickets cost?
The get-in price for the national championship is well over $1,000 on secondary ticketing markets.
The least expensive listing on Ticketmaster as of Thursday afternoon was one seat in the uppermost bowl of Mercedes-Benz Stadium for $1,761, including fees.
Prices were similar on TickPick and SeatGeek, where the least expensive listings were $1,701 and $1,786, respectively. Those seats were located in the uppermost bowl, as well.
Listings for first-level seats on TickPick started at $2,157 and went all the way up to $20,000-plus. One listing was $20,298 each for third-row seats behind Notre Dame's sideline located around the 35-yard line.
This year's national title game is the most in-demand game overall for both Notre Dame and Ohio State in SeatGeek history (since 2009). According to SeatGeek, the average resale ticket price is $3,327, including fees. That marks a 37% increase from last year's title game between the Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies, which had an average resale ticket price of $2,424.
Th average resale ticket price for Notre Dame-Ohio State, which is expected to fluctuate due to dynamic pricing on secondary markets, is also substantially higher than the 2022-23 title game between the Georgia Bulldogs and TCU Horned Frogs ($1,549), and the 2021-22 title game between Georgia and the Alabama Crimson Tide ($1,226), according to SeatGeek.
When is the CFP National Championship Game 2025?
The Notre Dame-Ohio State national championship kicks off Monday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT/4:30 p.m. PT.
