INDIANAPOLIS---Ticket applications for the 2005 NCAA Men's and Women's Final Fours will be available online March 14 through May 14, the NCAA announced today.

The 2005 Men's Final Four will be held at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. Ticket books are $130 and $110, and will admit the bearer to the national semifinals Saturday, April 2, and the national championship game Monday, April 4. The 2005 Women's Final Four will be held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. Ticket books are $130, and will admit the bearer to the national semifinals Sunday, April 3, and the national championship game Tuesday, April 5. Included in each ticket book is one complimentary ticket to NCAA Hoop City, a basketball interactive event for fans.

Ticket applications are available online only and can be accessed at http://www.ncaasports.com/, the NCAA's official championship Web site. The online application system is being used for the second year in a row.

"We have found that fans enjoy the convenience of being able to apply online," said Greg Shaheen, NCAA vice-president for Division I Men's Basketball and Championship Strategies.

Completed applications must be submitted online by midnight Central time May 14, 2004, for inclusion in the random computerized drawings, which will be held in July. Applicants will be notified of the results of the drawings in August 2004. Men's and Women's Final Four tickets may not be offered as a prize in a promotion, sweepstakes or contest, or auctioned for fundraising purposes unless authorized in advance by the NCAA.

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