Very good observations. Your technique will give a reasonable approximations of some sort of optimal seat distribution. However, the experiments should be done @ a given price level. We cannot assume that price affects different seat levels at the same time. In fact the rules claim that it doesn't! /elboss
1 Carrier Dome 33,000 Syracuse
And haven't they put Final Fours in SuperDome, Georgia Dome, and Alamo Dome and sell upwards of 50k tickets?Not that half of those see anything more than what's on the jumbotron...
Bleachers : 12207Lower Tier : 1491Courtside Seats : 272Luxury Boxes : 30Total Capacity : 14000
The arena is currently undergoing expansion, to add:Bleachers: 840Lower Tier: 150Courtside Seats: 10Luxury Boxes: 0The expansion will be complete in approximately 10 days.