TicketCity Reveals Top 25 Hottest College Football Games for Week 3

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Week two of the college football season featured a bevy of surprising upsets, with the then #8 Arkansas Razorbacks falling to unranked Louisiana Monroe in overtime, #16 Nebraska being defeated by UCLA at the Rose Bowl, #18 Oklahoma State falling to the Arizona Wildcats, and #13 Wisconsin being defeated by Oregon State in Corvallis. These surprising upsets led to teams falling off the AP Poll, however ticket prices are still in demand as fans remain loyal to their favorite teams. TicketCity highlights these teams and many more, counting down the most popular games of the season based on ticket sales, prices, customer inquiries, and searches on TicketCity.com.

The ESPN College GameDay Crew rolls into Knoxville on Saturday, as SEC-East foes, Tennessee and Florida, duke it out in a pivotal early season matchup. Florida got off to a rocky start against newest SEC assailant Texas A&M, but rallied late to hand the Aggies their first loss of the season. The Volunteers, with impressive victories over North Carolina State and Georgia State, look to defeat the Gators for the first time since 2004. With both teams jockeying for position in the SEC-East, this rivalry game is sure to be a great one. The average ticket price on the secondary market is $175, however TicketCity currently offers tickets starting at $121.

The #14 Texas Longhorns head deep into the south for their first road test of the season to take on the Ole Miss Rebels. The Longhorns are coming off two impressive wins against Mountain West opponents, Wyoming and New Mexico, while Ole Miss defeated Central Arkansas and UTEP to open the season. The Texas defense, which looked stellar in a shutout win over New Mexico, will be expected to produce another virtuoso performance against the run-heavy Rebels, who rushed a staggering 46 times for over 330 yards in a victory over UTEP. With the teams having not seen each other since 1966, this will be a matchup not to be missed. The average ticket price on the secondary market is $172, however TicketCity currently offers affordable tickets starting at $53.

Looking ahead, the #17 Michigan Wolverines head to South Bend to take on the #20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, September 22^nd. Currently ranked the 5^th Hottest College Football Game of the season, this matchup should be one of the more competitive contests in this storied history. The average ticket price on the secondary market is $405, however TicketCity currently offers tickets starting at $243.

Additional must see games include:

Current Rank	Previous Rank	Event	Date	Avg	TicketCity.com Price
1	1	Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers	11/3	$656	$279
2	2	Texas Longhorns vs. Oklahoma Sooners	10/13	$567	$269
3	5	Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes	11/24	$435	$114
4	4	Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide	11/24	$429	$248
5	3	Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9/22	$405	$243
6	8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Oklahoma Sooners	10/27	$405	$196
7	6	LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies	10/20	$380	$210
8	7	Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes	11/23	$366	$145
9	10	Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines	10/20	$347	$196
10	11	Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers	10/27	$343	$173
11	16	USC Trojans at Utah Utes	10/4	$328	$163
12	12	Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes	10/6	$310	$95
13	14	Army Black Knights vs Navy Midshipmen	12/8	$308	$89
14	9	Wisconsin Badgers at Nebraska Cornhuskers	9/29	$294	$119
15	13	Florida Gators vs Georgia Bulldogs	10/27	$292	$132
16	19	Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers	11/17	$274	$157
17	15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Miami Hurricanes	10/6	$272	$116
18	-	Florida State Seminoles at South Florida Bulls	9/29	$268	$137
19	21	Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners	11/24	$264	$128
20	18	Alabama Crimson Tide at Missouri Tigers	10/13	$263	$102
21	17	Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide	11/10	$263	$107
22	23	Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers	11/10	$242	$95
23	22	Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish	10/13	$227	$95
24	-	Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders	11/3	$219	$95
25	-	USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins	11/17	$217	$99

-Data is as of September 11, 2012. Average Price is generated from secondary market tickets listed on TicketCity.com (approximately 800 brokers). All prices are per ticket. Prices are subject to change.

Each week, TicketCity counts down the most popular games of the season, as evidenced by ticket sales, prices, customer inquiries, and search on TicketCity.com. TicketCity will continue to update the hottest games list each Monday. View the comprehensive Top 25 list by visiting TicketCity.com and searching Top 25.

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