TicketCity Reveals Top 25 Hottest College Football Games for Week 5

New Games Join the Top 25 List

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The start of conference play brought great excitement to a week in college football chock full of intriguing matchups. Out west, the Oregon Ducks trounced the Arizona Wildcats and the LSU Tigers pulled out a tough win against SEC counterpart Auburn. The #1 Alabama Crimson Tide took care of business, downing Florida Atlantic and retaining their spot atop the college football landscape. In Big 12 action, the #15 Kansas State Wildcats, led by Heisman hopeful Colin Klein, shocked the #6 Oklahoma Sooners in Norman. With the win, Kansas State improves to 4-0 and climbs into the Top 10. TicketCity highlights these teams and many more that are not to be missed, and counts down the most popular games of the season based on ticket sales, prices, customer inquiries, and searches on TicketCity.com.

This week, #22 Nebraska will square off against the unranked Wisconsin Badgers in Lincoln. The Cornhuskers bounced back after a poor performance against UCLA and inched their way back into the Top 25 with an easy win over Arkansas State. Wisconsin, who looked impressive in a win over UTEP last weekend, will make its first trip to Memorial Stadium since 1973. Look for a highly competitive matchup, with both teams vying for Big Ten supremacy. This is one you won’t want to miss. The average ticket price on the secondary market is $213, however TicketCity currently offers tickets starting at $83.

Down in SEC country, the #6 South Carolina Gamecocks will take on the #5 Georgia Bulldogs on October 6th. The visiting Bulldogs come in having impressively handled Missouri and Vanderbilt. The Gamecocks, led by Senior QB Connor Shaw, will face their biggest test against this tough Georgia defense. With both teams looking impressive through their first four weeks, this early season matchup certainly has BCS implications and will be one of the most competitive contests of the week. The average ticket price on the secondary market is $226, however TicketCity currently offers tickets starting at $134.

A showdown in the Pacific Northwest is brewing as the #2 Oregon Ducks host the neighboring Washington Huskies on October 6th. The fastest offense in the country looks to solidify their place among college football’s elite. The Huskies, coming off a rout of Portland State, look to pull off the upset, while the Ducks hope to continue what is just another stop on the road to the National Championship in Miami. Oregon’s De’Anthony Thomas, widely considered the nation’s fastest player, is a can’t-miss performer. Average ticket price on the secondary market is $212, however TicketCity currently offers tickets starting at $75.

Additional must see games include:

Rank	Previous Rank	Event	Date	Average Price	TicketCity.com Price
1	1	Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers	11/3	$822	$374
2	2	Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes	11/24	$446	$133
3	4	Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide	11/24	$414	$231
4	3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Oklahoma Sooners	10/27	$379	$169
5	6	LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies	10/20	$370	$220
6	5	Texas Longhorns vs. Oklahoma Sooners	10/13	$365	$174
7	7	Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes	11/23	$327	$145
8	9	Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines	10/20	$324	$181
9	12	Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes	10/6	$315	$77
10	11	Army Black Knights vs Navy Midshipmen	12/8	$315	$89
11	10	Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers	10/27	$296	$134
12	13	Florida Gators vs Georgia Bulldogs	10/27	$293	$107
13	17	Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide	11/10	$253	$102
14	-	Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions	10/27	$244	$91
15	18	Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners	11/24	$241	$119
16	14	USC Trojans at Utah Utes	10/4	$237	$104
17	20	Alabama Crimson Tide at Missouri Tigers	10/13	$236	$99
18	-	Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks	10/6	$226	$134
19	23	Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers	10/27	$220	$92
20	16	Wisconsin Badgers at Nebraska Cornhuskers	9/29	$213	$83
21	22	Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks	10/6	$212	$75
22	-	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Georgia Bulldogs	11/24	$208	$89
23	-	Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish	10/13	$208	$95
24	-	Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans	11/24	$205	$111
25	-	USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins	11/17	$205	$95

-Data is as of September 25, 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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