Crisler Center Seating Chart
The basketball arena for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, opened in 1967 and renovated in 2012. Home to the Wolverines men's and women's basketball programs, the bowl seats roughly 12,700 and occasionally hosts concerts and commencements, with a steep design that keeps the upper deck tight to the court.
Sections at Crisler Center
Here are the 6 main sections on the Crisler Center chart. Ticket price, distance, and sightline all follow from which one you're in, so find yours on this list before you commit — and remember configurations move: a concert, a game, and a private buyout each use the room differently.
- Floor — concert reserved seating when configured
- Lower bowl 100s — full ring around the court
- Maize and club seats — premium center-sideline rows
- Upper bowl 200s — second tier with a steeper rake
- End-zone sections — seats behind each basket
- Suites — perimeter hospitality boxes
Best seats at Crisler Center
Lower-bowl center sections along the sideline give the prime basketball view, level with the action and angled on both baskets. For value, the upper-bowl center sideline stays close in the compact bowl and reads the whole floor.
Tips before you go
Parking near Crisler fills early on game days, so the campus shuttle from outer lots is often quicker than the close ones. Big rivalry games sell out, so arrive ahead of tip-off to clear the bag-check lines at the main entrance.
How to read the Crisler Center seating chart
The Crisler Center chart divides 12,707 seats in a bowl that wraps a central court, rink, or stage across 6 named sections — Floor, Lower bowl 100s, Maize and club seats, Upper bowl 200s, End-zone sections, and Suites. Which of those names is printed on your ticket decides more than location: two sections apart can mean a different level, a different price bracket, and a different side of the room entirely.
Every Crisler Center seat is really the sum of three choices: how close you are to the floor, whether you face the action square on or from a baseline, and how high you sit. Put Suites and Floor side by side and the gap shows up immediately — in level, in price tier, and often in which half of the Ann Arbor room you land in. The best-seats notes above settle it for Crisler Center; just verify section, row, and seat on the official map before you pay.
Sizewise, Crisler Center holds 12,707, which puts it 6th of 13 Michigan venues in this guide: Pine Knob Music Theatre (15,274) is the next size up, Van Andel Arena (12,000) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Crisler Center
If your event lands at or near Crisler Center — a corporate block, a reception, a team dinner — start from the venue's real geography: sections like Floor and Suites and the tiers around them set the footprint. Rebuild that footprint in the maker with rounds for the dinner, rows for the program, and a head table where the format wants one, then assign guests and export a PDF for the Ann Arbor event-services team. You won't need anywhere near the full 12,707-seat configuration; private blocks live in clubs, suites, and adjacent banquet rooms — exactly the scale the tool handles.
Hosting a private event at Crisler Center?
From dinner rounds to program rows to head tables, lay out your Crisler Center event the way the room will actually run. The maker supports up to 500 seats and exports a print-ready PDF for the Ann Arbor venue's event staff.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Crisler Center hold?
- Full configuration at Crisler Center is 12,707. Expect the working number to move with the event type: concerts open or close sections that other events leave alone, and a private buyout only counts the spaces you actually book — typically a club, a suite, or one or two of the 6 sections on the Ann Arbor chart.
- What are the best seats at Crisler Center?
- Lower-bowl center sections along the sideline give the prime basketball view, level with the action and angled on both baskets. For value, the upper-bowl center sideline stays close in the compact bowl and reads the whole floor.
- What sections does Crisler Center have?
- Main sections include: Floor — concert reserved seating when configured; Lower bowl 100s — full ring around the court; Maize and club seats — premium center-sideline rows. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Crisler Center located?
- Crisler Center is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Confirm the street address, parking, and transit near sections like Floor on the official venue site before you go; Ann Arbor venues handle gates, lots, and rideshare pickups differently.
- How do I plan a private event at Crisler Center?
- Map it in the Seat Chart App maker below: start from Crisler Center's own layout — sections like Floor and Suites — drop tables to match your event's footprint, assign guests, and export a PDF the Ann Arbor event-services team can set up from.