Found this manual, interesting to skim through... shocking to think a school like Villanova couldn't put up a decent bid for a home football game in round 1.
https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/championships/sports/football/d1/2019-20D1MFB_PrelimRndHostOpsManual.pdf
Ticket Prices. Complimentary tickets are not allowed for NCAA championship events. However, for firstround games there is no other minimum ticket price (i.e., $1). During the second, quarterfinal and semifinal-rounds host institutions shall not set ticket prices lower than its regular-season ticket prices. Please refer to the 2019-20 NCAA Division I Football Pre-Championship Manual for additional information regarding tickets.
New for 2019, sites that choose to sell alcohol (and are approved to do so) gree to pay the NCAA an amount of twenty percent (20%) of the gross revenue generated from the sale of alcohol during the event (and any approved ancillary events), less the pro rata applicable sales tax and credit card fees (without deduction of any operating, costs of goods, indirect, or other expenses, such as overhead, marketing, fulfillment, general & administrative, interest, or otherexpenses), with such agreement to be reflected in a written agreement between the NCAA and the applicable parties (host, venue, and/or concessionaire) executed prior to, or simultaneously with, the NCAA’s official selection of the host for the applicable championship.
The NCAA shall dertermine in its sole discretion whether alcohol will be sold or distributed at any ancillary events.
The venue, LOC/host and /or caterer shall be responsible for any permits unless otherwise directed by the NCAA.
HOME TEAM ENVIRONMENT
As a reminder, the NCAA Division I Football Championship is an NCAA championship event and needs to be treatedas such. It is the expectation of the Division I Football Championship Committee that hosts of any contest during the NCAA Division I Football Championship provide a competitive environment consistent with the significance of the championship event. The championship environment includes the participating teams, crowd, bands, spirit squads, as well as other individuals, events and elements associated with the contest.
The NCAA and Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment (VWSE) will provide video board content and public address
announcements that the host institution shall be required to use when hosting a preliminary-round game. With the exception of team introduction videos, the NCAA/VWSE provided content should be the only content used on the video/LED boards throughout tournament play. The host institution may generally otherwise conduct the preliminary round game as they would during the regular season from an environment/atmosphere standpoint. In doing so, the host institution shall ensure that the atmosphere, environment and all game entertainment elements show respect for and are not demeaning towards the visiting team or its fans. The NCAA site representative shall have the ultimate authority to require such elements that they deem
to be in violation of the spirit of this policy be immediately discontinued.
The following are examples of expectations of the committee from the host institution in this regard:
1. Monitoring. The host institution shall designate a person for each sideline to be responsible for ensuring a
championship environment for both teams and ensuring that only appropriately credentialed individuals are inside the team bench areas during the contest. Further, the NCAA site representative shall be empowered to address any situation that may not be meeting the intent of the expected championship environment.
2. Team Introduction Videos. If a host institution has a video board, the host institution shall be allowed to play
their standard team introduction video used during the regular season. It is strongly recommended that any
introduction videos for either team not be longer than one minute in length.
The visiting team shall also be provided the option to have their standard team introduction video shown as well
during their team run-out. If the visiting team does not have or does not want to use their team introduction
video, then content provided by the NCAA/VWSE shall be used for their introduction.
3. Artificial Elements. Artificial elements (e.g., smoke, cannons, artificial sounds, pom-poms, mascots, etc.) used to enhance the experience for participating teams and fans may be used by either team; however, such elements should not be used to demean the opposing team in any manner or create an unsportsmanlike
environment. Allowable artificial elements shall come secondary to any NCAA/VWSE required content.
4. Video/Ribbon Board Advertisements. Corporate signage or advertisements of any kind are prohibited from being displayed on any video boards, scoreboards and/or ribbon boards during the preliminary rounds.
5. Artificial Noisemakers. Artificial noisemakers (e.g., thunder sticks, cow bells, air horns, etc.) shall not be
permitted inside the venue, and such instruments shall be removed from the playing and spectator areas at the
request of the NCAA site representative.
6. Bands, or any component thereof, shall not play while the game is in progress (after either team breaks its huddle).
