Final Four ticket prices laughably low due to group of semifinalists

Snooping about elsewhere, on SeatGeek, tickets are available for as little as $79. Fans only wanting to go to the semifinals can buy tickets for a pittance of $43, while the price of admission to the finals is $37.

This year's edition of the Final Four is one of the most unexpected in history. Without traditional blue bloods, however, it's having difficulty attracting buyers.

Five-seed San Diego State and nine-seed Florida Atlantic play in one semifinal while the other will see four-seed UConn against five-seed Miami (Florida).

This year's prices look even more absurd when compared to those of last spring. Per El Paso's NBC affiliate KTSM, the average price for a ticket at last year's Final Four -- which put out a field of Duke, UNC, Kansas and Villanova -- was $2,885.

Those in Houston at NRG Stadium aren't the only ones bracing for a hit to their revenue at this year's Final Four. Per The Athletic, CBS could draw its lowest ratings (ever) for the NCAA Tournament semifinals and finals.

For a tournament unlike any other, NCAA officials have to be hoping it has one more unexpected twist up its sleeve to give fans at home a reason to stay tuned in and those in attendance a huge bang for their buck.