CHEAP FOOTBALL TICKETS

The New York Jets took a big risk when they decided to become the first professional sports teams to auction off personal seat licenses (PSLs) on the Internet.

The Jets reported Monday that they sold 620 personal seat licenses for approximately $16 million dollars for an average sale of $26,000. More than 2/3rds of the seats the Jets put up for auction failed to reach their minimum bid. The PSLs were auctioned on ticket seller site Stubhub for the Coaches Club located at the 50-yard line and behind the Jets’ bench.

The highest priced PSLs were bid up in the auction’s final hours at $82,000 for front-row seats at the 45-yard line. Other winning bids included $65,100, $61,100, $60,500 and $55,500. Winning bidders must also pay $700 for each Jets ticket. The Jets will sell the remaining PSLs for the new stadium over the next few months. There are 27,000 upper level seats at the new stadium where Jets fans will not have to pay any PSL. The New York Giants’ most expensive PSLs will be sold at $20,000 per and will also sell PSLs for the upper level seats at $1,000 per.

Ticket City has updated its Hot College Football Top 25 Tickets list.   College Football ticket rankings are current as of 9/10/2008.  Prices listed are average ticket prices in US dollars.

Michigan at Ohio State 11/22/2008 Columbus, OH $756.51
Ohio State at USC 9/13/2008 Los Angeles, CA $593.41
Georgia at LSU 10/25/2008 Baton Rouge, LA $545.60
Alabama at LSU 11/8/2008 Baton Rouge, LA $432.40
Auburn at Alabama 11/29/2008 Tuscaloosa, AL $431.91
Georgia vs. Florida 11/1/2008 Jacksonville, FL $427.49
LSU at Florida 10/11/2008 Gainesville, FL $418.34
Alabama at Georgia 9/27/2008 Athens, GA $415.09
Virginia at Virginia Tech 11/29/2008 Blacksburg, VA $412.50
Notre Dame at USC 11/29/2008 Los Angeles, CA $408.93
Oklahoma vs. Texas 10/11/2008 Dallas, TX $400.86
Penn State at Ohio State 10/25/2008 Columbus, OH $389.18
South Carolina at Clemson 11/29/2008 Clemson, SC $385.92
USC at UCLA 12/6/2008 Pasadena, CA $373.62
Tennessee at Georgia 10/11/2008 Athens, GA $340.53
LSU at Arkansas 11/28/2008 Little Rock, AR $325.81
Michigan at Penn State 10/18/2008 State College, PA $312.37
South Carolina at Florida 11/15/2008 Gainesville, FL $311.35
Georgia at Auburn 11/15/2008 Auburn, AL $311.02
Georgia Tech at Georgia 11/29/2008 Athens, GA $301.70
Ohio State at Wisconsin 10/4/2008 Madison, WI $301.24
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State 11/29/2008 Stillwater, OK $299.25
Michigan at Notre Dame 9/13/2008 South Bend, IN $291.47
Florida at Tennessee 9/20/2008 Knoxville, TN $284.24
Michigan State at Michigan 10/25/2008 Ann Arbor, MI $281.38

Top 20 2008 NCAA College Football Tickets for Week Two According to Ticket City.  Price show is average football ticket price in US dollars.

1 Michigan at Ohio State 11/22/2008 $773
2 Ohio State at USC 09/13/2008 $673
3 Georgia at LSU 10/25/2008 $531
4 Notre Dame at USC 11/29/2008 $447
5 Alabama at LSU 11/08/2008 $431
6 Auburn at Alabama 11/29/2008 $428
7 Georgia at Florida 11/01/2008 $423
8 Virginia at Virginia Tech 11/29/2008 $421
9 Michigan at Notre Dame 09/13/2008 $417
10 South Carolina at Clemson 11/29/2008 $403
11 Alabama at Georgia 09/27/2008 $403
12 Penn State at Ohio State 10/25/2008 $402
13 Oklahoma at Texas 10/11/2008 $394.
14 LSU at Florida 10/11/2008 $390
15 USC at UCLA 12/06/2008 $362
16 Tennessee at Georgia 10/11/2008 $333
17 Florida at Tennessee 09/20/2008 $331
18 LSU at Arkansas 11/28/2008 $327
19 Michigan at Penn State 10/18/2008 $320
20 Georgia at Auburn 314.11 $240