TicketCity Reveals the Top 25 Hottest College Football Games for Week 7

AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - A month into college football and surprise upsets shake up the top 25 hottest games for the season. Games that had been leading TicketCity’s top 25 list all season faltered and others unsuspectingly jumped up. Leading teams such as Florida, Texas, Alabama and LSU dominate the list while other such as Vanderbilt and Clemson climb onto the list. Ultimately, fans reacting to the losses are now driving demand up for teams that were not considered in preseason polls.

For the first time since the season began, the Florida at LSU game relinquishes the top spot to the heated rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma. With four teams that were ranked between Texas and Oklahoma suffering losses over the weekend, the results not only shifted ranking but also ticket prices. “Demand for the Red River Shootout has always been strong, but following this past weekend we’ve experienced a surge in sales for the matchup,” comments Rafael Rivas, VP of Sales for TicketCity. “Fans aren’t discounting Oklahoma following their back-to-back shutouts and Sam Bradford’s close return. While Texas is making a strong run for the BCS Championship, a victory against Oklahoma is crucial and fans know it.”

The most significant drop in the list was the Arkansas vs Texas A&M game. Ranked 3^rd for four consecutive weeks, the game plunged to the bottom of the list coming in at 25^th. Though the average price of a ticket is $200, the cost is $240 cheaper across the secondary market than last week. “The resurrection of the rivalry is cooling following Arkansas’ losses,” states Rivas. “Though Razorback fans will travel for their team, fan demand for the game suffered after their loss to Alabama. The big draw for the game remains the New Cowboys Stadium and A&M fans willing to support their so far successful team.”

The Arkansas vs Texas A&M game is one of three occurring this weekend that made the top 25 list. Paul Bunyan’s Axe, or the Wisconsin at Minnesota game, climbed up two spots on the list though the average price is consistent with last week at $332 per ticket. LSU at Georgia also moved up two spots with many fans looking forward to the game. Both teams are undefeated in their conference though Georgia has one loss overall. “As a SEC inner conference matchup, demand for the game remains strong though prices have leveled out the last few weeks hovering around $270 per ticket. It will be interesting to see how the results of this upcoming weekend will affect next week’s fan demand.”

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 fans who are 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 7 Rank	Previous Week's Rank	Game	Date	Location	Average Price	TicketCity Starting Price
1	6	Oklahoma at Texas	10/17/2009	Dallas, TX	$565.00	$257.00
2	2	USC at Notre Dame	10/17/2009	South Bend, IN	$525.00	$325.00
3	1	Florida at LSU	10/10/2009	Baton Rouge, LA	$442.00	$420.00
4	5	Florida State at Florida	11/28/2009	Gainesville, FL	$420.00	$225.00
5	4	Georgia at Florida	10/31/2009	Jacksonville, FL	$415.00	$290.00
6	8	LSU at Alabama	11/7/2009	Tuscaloosa, AL	$369.00	$210.00
7	11	Ohio State at Penn State	11/7/2009	University Park, PA	$345.00	$275.00
8	10	Wisconsin at Minnesota	10/3/2009	Minneapolis, MN	$332.00	$225.00
9	7	Arkansas at Florida	10/17/2009	Gainesville, FL	$325.00	$125.00
10	9	Boston College at Notre Dame	10/24/2009	South Bend, IN	$300.00	$275.00
11	13	Alabama at Auburn	11/27/2009	Auburn, AL	$299.00	$250.00
12	14	Ohio State at Michigan	11/21/2009	Ann Arbor, MI	$275.00	$225.00
13	15	LSU at Georgia	10/3/2009	Athens, GA	$270.00	$175.00
14	12	Oklahoma at Nebraska	11/7/2009	Lincoln, NE	$265.00	$133.00
15	17	Texas at Texas A&M	11/26/2009	College Station, TX	$245.00	$150.00
16	21	Tennessee at Alabama	10/24/2009	Tuscaloosa, AL	$240.00	$225.00
17	18	Auburn at LSU	10/24/2009	Baton Rouge, LA	$230.00	$195.00
18	19	Oklahoma State at Oklahoma	11/28/2009	Norman, OK	$225.00	$165.00
19	22	Clemson at South Carolina	11/28/2009	Columbia, SC	$225.00	$295.00
20	20	Auburn at Georgia	11/14/2009	Athens, GA	$225.00	$150.00
21	—	Arkansas at LSU	11/28/2009	Baton Rouge, LA	$225.00	$85.00
22	—	Florida State at Clemson	11/7/2009	Clemson, SC	$215.00	$215.00
23	—	Vanderbilt at Florida	11/7/2009	Gainesville, FL	$215.00	$99.00
24	23	Georgia at Georgia Tech	11/28/2009	Atlanta, GA	$201.00	$155.00
25	3	Arkansas at Texas A&M	10/3/2009	Arlington, TX	$200.00	$110.00
> Data is from Week of September 28, 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.