StubHub Fan Stats -- 2005 Top 25 College Football Rivalries; Trojans and Bruins Hold Claim to Country's Hottest Rivalry Game

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2005--As the traditional college football rivalry week begins, the UCLA-USC game (12/3) continues to run away from its peers as the most sought-after ticket in StubHub's Top 25 Rivalry Rankings again this week. StubHub ranks the top college football rivalry games in America based on overall weekly ticket sales on www.StubHub.com.

UCLA and USC were both victorious last Saturday adding more momentum to an already supercharged rivalry game still more than two weeks away. The Bruins won a 45-35 shootout over Arizona State at the Rose Bowl, while USC disposed of California 35-10 to continue one of the most impressive winning streaks in college football history. The UCLA-USC game has already outsold all other traditional college football rivalries so far this season. The game has sold 81% more actual tickets than its nearest competition, USC-Notre Dame, and 50% more than the Ohio State-Michigan game (11/19). The average ticket price has also climbed to $368 as of Sunday ranking it fourth behind USC-Notre Dame at $546; Alabama-Auburn at $420 and Florida St-Florida at $404.

The Red River Rivalry between Oklahoma vs. Texas (10/8) dropped to the fourth spot, while Tennessee at Alabama (10/22) held at number five. The rest of the Top 25 saw Texas-Texas A&M (11/25) climb into the top 10 at number nine while Arizona-Arizona State (11/25) move into the top 20 at number 18.

StubHub Top 25 Rivalry Rankings (week of 11/14/05)      Previous Week
1.  UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans                                1
2.  USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish                  2
3.  Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines                4
4.  Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns                      3
5.  Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide              5
6.  Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans            6
7.  Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers                     7
8.  California Golden Bears at Stanford Cardinal              8
9.  Texas Longhorns at Texas A&M Aggies                      11
10.  Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators                       9
11.  Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers        10
12.  Army v. Navy Game                                       12
13.  Oregon State Beavers at Oregon Ducks                    14
14.  Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles             13
15.  Arkansas Razorbacks at LSU Tigers                       17
16.  Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators               18
17.  Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators                  15
18.  Arizona Wildcats at Arizona State Sun Devils            21
19.  Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets         22
20.  Virginia Tech Hokies at Virginia Cavaliers              20
21.  Oklahoma Sooners at Nebraska Cornhuskers                16
22.  Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones                    19
23.  Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners              23
24.  Utah Utes at BYU Cougars                                25
25.  Purdue Boilermakers at Indiana Hoosiers                 24

StubHub, the leading open marketplace dedicated to tickets, has developed this unique Top 25 list for the 2005 season. The StubHub Top 25 Rivalry Rankings list the college rivalry game tickets that are the most sought after week in and week out throughout the college football season (Games will be ranked based on ticket sales activity on StubHub.com.) StubHub releases the Top 25 list weekly on Monday's, showing the hottest college football rivalry games this season.

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