# NCAA Men's Final Four 2028 (Las Vegas)

> The paid-application ballot for NCAA Men's Final Four 2028 has no announced dates as of 31 Aug 2026.

- Canonical: https://theticketlottery.com/ballots/ncaa-mens-final-four-2028
- Sport: Basketball
- Status on 2026-09-08: Announced
- Public ballot: yes
- Access: draw
- Ballot type: paid application
- Event dates: 2028-04-01 (national semifinals, Saturday) and 2028-04-03 (national championship game, Monday)
- Location: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV, USA (host institution: UNLV)
- Organizer: NCAA (ticketing via Ticketmaster NCAA AccountManager)
- Entry cost: Expected to mirror the annual model: non-refundable application fee (was $25 for 2027) plus up-front charge for up to 4 requested tickets, ticket charge refunded if not selected (fee is not refunded). Not yet announced for 2028.
- Eligibility: Open to the general public (expected, matching the 2027 application).
- Ticket prices if you win: TBA. 2027 reference: $400 per upper-level ticket, max 4 tickets per application.
- Official site: https://www.ncaatickets.com/
- Last verified: 2026-08-31 (confidence: low)

## Where it stands

As of 2026-07-07: 2028 host and dates are officially confirmed on ncaa.com and allegiantstadium.com (first Las Vegas Men's Final Four, Allegiant Stadium, games April 1 and 3, 2028). The 2027 application closed 2026-05-31; no 2028 application has been announced and the mff28application page is not listed on ncaatickets.com. Window above is estimated from the 2027 cycle.

## How to enter

Not yet open. Based on the verified 2027 cycle (application open spring 2026, deadline 2026-05-31, selected applicants notified by 2026-10-31), expect the 2028 Las Vegas application to run roughly April-May 2027 with a late-May 2027 deadline and results in fall 2027. Watch ncaatickets.com and the NCAA AccountManager (2027 page was am.ticketmaster.com/ncaa/buy/mff27application, so expect am.ticketmaster.com/ncaa/buy/mff28application).

## Your odds

Odds unpublished; NCAA runs a limited-quantity randomized selection annually and it is heavily oversubscribed (official 2026 host committee FAQ calls the chances slim).

## Good to know

Verified 2026-07-07: event dates, venue, and UNLV host confirmed on the official NCAA future-sites page; the annual randomized paid application model confirmed via the official 2027 application (am.ticketmaster.com/ncaa/buy/mff27application, $25 non-refundable fee, $400 upper-level tickets, max 4). Event dates are official; only the 2028 application window is estimated (dates_estimated=true). Confidence stays low until the NCAA publishes the 2028 application.

## Sources

- https://www.ncaa.com/mens-final-four/future-info
- https://www.allegiantstadium.com/news/detail/las-vegas-wins-ncaa-bid-to-host-first-mens-final-four
- https://am.ticketmaster.com/ncaa/buy/mff27application
- https://www.ncaatickets.com/
- https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/04/07/detroit-to-host-2027-ncaa-mens-final-four-heres-what-to-know/
- https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/where-2027-final-four-location-010040427.html