Priority Points

UCF Home and Away Priority Points

Since 2006, UCF Athletics has awarded priority points in several different categories that combine for a total figure.

Due to current tax laws, UCF Athletics has two different priority point totals--one for home ticket allocations (home priority points) and one for non-home ticket allocations (away priority points), including football bowl games.

Home Priority Points

Your home priority points total will be used for the assignment of your priority related to on-campus events, such as season-ticket seat upgrades, seat add-ons, season-ticket wait lists, etc. Your total home priority points will be viewable in your Ticketmaster account manager.

Please see below for a description on how home priority points are accumulated:

Home Priority Points Calculation

1. Total consecutive years as a football season-ticket holder since 2008 – 1 point per year
2. Total consecutive years as a season-ticket holder for baseball, basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball since 2008 – 1 point per year
3. Lifetime athletic giving – 1 point per $100
   • Lifetime athletic philanthropic donations through Dec. 31, 2017*
   • Season ticket-related per-seat revenue

*Under the Tax Reform Act of 2018, athletic giving in exchange for the right to purchase tickets or seating at an athletic event in a university’s stadium can no longer take a charitable deduction; therefor any giving after Dec. 31, 2017, must not be used for stadium seat location to remain a charitable deduction.

Home Priority Points Example

Mike has been a football season-ticket holder since 2010 and a volleyball season-ticket holder since 2015. His lifetime athletic giving through Dec. 31, 2017, amounts to $15,000, which includes all per-seat ticket revenue and philanthropic donations. From Jan. 1, 2018, he had four football season tickets in a $300 per-seat season-ticket section. His home priority points would be calculated as follows:

Away Priority Points

Your away points total will be used for the assignment of any priority selection related to off-campus events such as bowl ticket allocation, NCAA basketball tournament tickets, away games, etc. To view your total, please visit https://www.ucffoundation.org/ucfprioritypoints-home.

Please see below for a description on how away priority points are accumulated.

Annual Giving Component:

Points are awarded for giving to the Annual Fund. Annual giving is comprised of gifts to the Annual Fund and to Premium Seating and 1 point is awarded for each $100 contributed.

Cumulative Giving Component:

• 1 point for each $500 contributed to UCF Athletics over a donor’s lifetime
  • Cumulative giving comprises of gifts to Athletics, including Annual Fund, sport specific, restricted, capital, and endowment gifts

Ticket Component:

• 1 point for each year as a Football season ticket holder since 2005 regardless of number of tickets
• 1 point for each year as a Men’s Basketball season ticket holder since 2005 regardless of number of tickets
• 1 point for each year as a Baseball season ticket holder since 2005 regardless of number of tickets

One-Time Bonus Points:

• 10 points for Varsity Knights Letter Winner
• 5 points for UCF Alumni

Past Awarded Priority Points:

• 50 points for President’s Trust Donor Bonus
  • Defined as a University-wide donor with lifetime giving of $100,000 or more
  • This has been discontinued, however it is valid for donors meeting the requirements prior to July 1, 2012
• 5 point one-time bonus to donors who increased their annual contribution to a higher giving level in 2008
• 5 point one-time bonus to donors who increased their annual contribution to a higher giving level in 2009
• 10 point one-time bonus to donors who increased their annual contribution to a higher giving level in 2010
• Women's Basketball Fast Break Club
  • 1 point awarded for every year you are a member since the 2010-2011 season
  • This has been discontinued after the 2012-2013 season
• 2 points/year for participation in the 110% Campaign. There is a maximum of 5 points that can be added to your priority point total
  • This has been discontinued after the 2016 season
• 3 points/year for participation in the ALL IN Campaign. There is a maximum of 5 points that can be added to your priority point total
  • This has been discontinued after the 2016 season
• 1 point for any donor who gives $500 or more to a Women’s Sport Specific Club, such as Softball Sword Nation or the Volley Knights Club
• 5 points for Lifetime UCF Alumni Association Member

Away Priority Points Example:

Mike is a former UCF Football Letter Winner (Varsity Knight) and current Lifetime Alumni Association member. He has been a Football Season ticket holder since 2006 and a Basketball and Baseball season ticket holder since 2008. His lifetime cumulative giving amounts to $9,250, including a $1,000 donation made in to annual giving this year. His wife, Anne, is also an alumnus from UCF and a former UCF Golf Letter Winner. They also purchased a $250 Knight Walk brick. Their points would be calculated as follows:

For any questions, please contact us at chargeonfund@ucfathletics.org. 

Thank you for your support of UCF Athletics!