The typical school ticket allocation layout for Finals and Semifinals. Then there's the 2026 CFP.
It would be sort of fine if everyone in the secondary market knew this. But what do you think is going to happen when the Miami sideline is split by school allocation, and the Indiana sideline is wide open? Without prior knowledge, Miami fans will try to find seats on the mostly occupied Miami sideline, and Indiana fans will want to buy on the Indiana sideline. This is a recipe for Indiana to have 75% of the seats. Some Miami fans will willingly sit in what they think is the Indiana ticket section; many fans would rather not sit surrounded by the opposing team. It's more fun to sit with your team. But no one knows this is actually a neutral area. Logically, it's way more attractive to an Indiana fan who assumes they are sitting on the home sideline. Then we get to hear how well Indiana travels and how Miami fans don't show up.
It would be sort of fine if everyone in the secondary market knew this. But what do you think is going to happen when the Miami sideline is split by school allocation, and the Indiana sideline is wide open? Without prior knowledge, Miami fans will try to find seats on the mostly occupied Miami sideline, and Indiana fans will want to buy on the Indiana sideline. This is a recipe for Indiana to have 75% of the seats. Some Miami fans will willingly sit in what they think is the Indiana ticket section; many fans would rather not sit surrounded by the opposing team. It's more fun to sit with your team. But no one knows this is actually a neutral area. Logically, it's way more attractive to an Indiana fan who assumes they are sitting on the home sideline. Then we get to hear how well Indiana travels and how Miami fans don't show up.