Seats for the Final Four are going for outlandish prices. Fans from all four schools are scrambling to find a way in. Demand for these games exceeds supply by thousands.

And right next door to the 18,000-seat Arena is the 50,000-seat Superdome.

Does the venue committee regret its choice? Yes, in a sense... but what could it do? The decision was made 5 years ago, and no one could have predicted the spike in interest, much less that LSU would make the Final Four in New Orleans.

"When these sites were awarded, women's basketball was a whole different game than it is today," said Sue Donohoe, vice president of NCAA women's basketball.