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The Top 20 Best Ticket Values in College Football

by Business Wire

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After a long summer of anticipation the 2009 college football season finally kicks off next week, much to the delight of fans across the country. Though there are preseason polls that rank teams' on-field potential, StubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace, is displaying which college football teams offer the best ticket resale for value for the season ahead. The rankings serve as a guide to highlight great teams that also offer great bargains.

While the ticket resale value on StubHub can sometimes run into the hundreds of dollars for some of the nation's top programs, there are dozens of marquee teams that carry very attractive resale prices. Many of them are ranked in the preseason Top 25 polls, while others offer substantial values with a very attractive schedule of home games. All prices listed in StubHub's Best College Football Values poll are the current average selling prices for tickets sold through StubHub as of Aug. 25 using a minimum benchmark of 1000 tickets sold for each team to validate trends.

Leading the way as the best value in college football for 2009 is the University of Illinois Fighting Illini, a team that boasts a home schedule of powerhouse Big Ten teams yet is still a sleeper pick to challenge for the conference title. Illini fans have a chance to catch superstar receiver Arrelious Benn and a high-octane offense led by Juice Williams for an average of just $38 per ticket on StubHub. Tickets for an October 17th matchup against Penn State are offered for as low as $26, and more exciting matchups against Michigan State and Michigan are similar.

The remainder of the StubHub's Top 20 Best College Football Ticket Values feature preseason ranked teams like Oregon, California, Georgia Tech, BYU and North Carolina, along with other high profile programs like Michigan State, UCLA and Wisconsin. All feature an average ticket selling price of under $100 on StubHub to date this season despite their traditional high demand and preseason excitement.

StubHub Top 20 Best College Football Ticket Values of 2009

Team	Season Average	Best Game Value (Avg. Price)*
1. Illinois Fighting Illini	$38	10/03 - Penn State ($62)
2. Purdue Boilermakers	$42	10/17 - Ohio State ($89)
3. Vanderbilt Commodores	$43	10/31 - Georgia Tech ($48)
4. Pittsburgh Panthers	$47	12/5 - Cincinnati ($29)
5. Maryland Terrapins	$49	10/3 - Clemson ($47)
6. Mississippi State Bulldogs	$50	11/28 - Ole Miss ($61)
7. Michigan State Spartans	$57	11/21 - Penn State ($62)
8. BYU Cougars	$59	10/24 - TCU ($52)
9. UCLA Bruins	$60	10/10 - Oregon ($62)
10. Texas Tech Red Raiders	$62	10/31 - Kansas ($75)
11. North Carolina Tar Heels	$65	11/7 - Duke ($54)
12. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	$68	9/10 - Clemson ($82)
13. Kansas Jayhawks	$71	11/28 - Kansas ($106)
14. Arkansas Razorbacks	$72	10/10 - Auburn ($86)
15. Texas AM Aggies	$80	10/10 - Oklahoma State ($102)
16. Wisconsin Badgers	$81	9/12 - Fresno State ($61)
17. Cal Golden Bears	$83	9/5 - Maryland ($49)
18. Kentucky Wildcats	$88	11/28 - Tennessee ($76)
19. Auburn Tigers	$90	10/31 - Mississippi ($94)
20. Oregon Ducks	$91	9/26 - Cal ($82)

*Best Game Value indicates game with greatest fan interest combined with most attractive current average ticket selling price

About StubHub

StubHub is the world's largest ticket marketplace, enabling fans to buy and sell tickets to tens of thousands of sports, concert, theater and other live entertainment events. StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market in 2000 and continues to lead it through innovation. The company's unique online marketplace, dedicated solely to tickets, provides all fans the choice to buy or sell their tickets in a safe, convenient and highly reliable environment. All transactions are processed and delivered by StubHub and backed by the company's FanProtect Guarantee(TM). Company partners include the New York Yankees, Chicago Bears and the University of Southern California along with nearly 60 teams in the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and NCAA, complemented with Broadway musicals like Jersey Boys and companies such as ESPN and AOL.

StubHub is an eBay company (NASDAQ:EBAY).For more information on StubHub, visit www.stubhub.com

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