TicketCity Reveals the Top 25 Hottest College Football Games for Week 4

AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - College football fans surviving the eight long months of no football were treated to several exciting games during the kickoff weekend for the 2009 season. Close calls and surprising upsets for a few ranked teams affected fans and some ticket prices. Ohio State squeaked by influencing the cost of their upcoming game while Georgia and Oklahoma maintain their strong presence in the most in-demand games of the season.

Despite the losses incurred by Georgia and Oklahoma, the Georgia at Florida and Oklahoma at Texas games remain in the number four and five spots. “Prices often take awhile to react to surprise losses,” states Zach Anderson, COO for TicketCity. “In the instance of Georgia and Oklahoma, the games that featured them as the dominant team have dropped but the games in which they battle other strong teams such as Florida and Texas, prices haven’t faltered. These are both big rivalries and if fans from one team stop buying, fans from the other will make up the difference.”

The only game scheduled for this weekend to make the Top 25 list is the USC at Ohio State game. The non-conference matchup which topped the first Top 25 list of the season at an average ticket price of $842 is now ranked 8^th at $325 per ticket. “Though Ohio State escaped a potential upset to Navy on Saturday, their performance greatly affected prices,” comments Rafael Rivas, VP of Sales for TicketCity. “The demand cooled in the last week then plummeted after the Buckeyes performance on Saturday. It will still be a great game and fans holding out to purchase tickets will be able to find better values.” The outcome of the USC at Ohio State game has the potential to shake up ticket demand on a national level.

Another game scheduled for this weekend that will affect ticket demand depending on the outcome is the Notre Dame at Michigan game. While the game itself didn’t make the Top 25 list, Notre Dame is in four of the top games. “Notre Dame’s legacy and tradition always make for a strong turnout at home games,” adds Rivas. “The outcome of this weekend’s games will shake up ticket demand for the season going forward.”

TicketCity releases this week's list of the top 25 hottest games of the 2009 regular college football season based on average ticket price. The list was accumulated by compiling a majority of the available tickets on the secondary market throughout the entire country. The secondary market is comprised of over 800 established ticket brokers, and every fan who is listing extra tickets to sell.

Prices will continue to fluctuate throughout the 2009 season and TicketCity will continue to update the hottest games list from week to week. View the top 25 games list below or visit the TicketCity.com web site and search for Top 25.

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Week 4 Rank	Previous Week's Ranking	Game	Date	Location	Average Price	TicketCity Starting Price
1	1	Florida at LSU	10/10/2009	Baton Rouge, LA	$563.00	$419.00
2	2	USC at Notre Dame	10/17/2009	South Bend, IN	$545.00	$265.00
3	6	Arkansas at Texas A&M	10/3/2009	Arlington, TX	$479.00	$129.00
4	4	Georgia at Florida	10/31/2009	Jacksonville, FL	$425.00	$250.00
5	5	Oklahoma at Texas	10/17/2009	Dallas, TX	$395.00	$299.00
6	8	Florida State at Florida	11/28/2009	Gainesville, FL	$385.00	$165.00
7	9	LSU at Alabama	11/7/2009	Tuscaloosa, AL	$375.00	$210.00
8	12	Arkansas at Florida	10/17/2009	Gainesville, FL	$350.00	$350.00
9	17	Ohio State at Penn State	11/7/2009	University Park, PA	$345.00	$275.00
10	3	USC at Ohio State	9/12/2009	Columbus, OH	$325.00	$325.00
11	11	Nebraska at Virginia Tech	9/19/2009	Blacksburg, VA	$325.00	$280.00
12	—	Boston College at Notre Dame	10/24/2009	South Bend, IN	$305.00	$275.00
13	14	Tennessee at Florida	9/19/2009	Gainesville, FL	$300.00	$325.00
14	15	Oklahoma at Nebraska	11/7/2009	Lincoln, NE	$295.00	$225.00
15	13	LSU at Georgia	10/3/2009	Athens, GA	$285.00	$195.00
16	10	Michigan State at Notre Dame	9/19/2009	South Bend, IN	$275.00	$275.00
17	18	Alabama at Auburn	11/27/2009	Auburn, AL	$275.00	$235.00
18	24	Ohio State vs Toledo	9/19/2009	Cleveland, OH	$275.00	$250.00
19	—	Washington at Notre Dame	10/3/2009	South Bend, IN	$275.00	$105.00
20	23	Texas at Texas A&M	11/26/2009	College Station, TX	$260.00	$150.00
21	19	Ohio State at Michigan	11/21/2009	Ann Arbor, MI	$259.00	$195.00
22	—	Tennessee at Alabama	10/24/2009	Tuscaloosa, AL	$250.00	$135.00
23	25	Clemson at South Carolina	11/28/2009	Columbia, SC	$249.00	$295.00
24	22	Auburn at LSU	10/24/2009	Baton Rouge, LA	$247.00	$138.00
25	—	Wisconsin at Minnesota	10/3/2009	Minneapolis, MN	$240.00	$195.00
> Data is from Week of September 8, 2009
> Average Price is generated from all Secondary Market tickets listed on TicketCity.com (approx. 800 ticket brokers)
> All prices are per ticket.
> Prices are subject to change.