StubHub's 2022 College Football Preview: Ohio State is the #1 in Demand Team of the Season; Early Season Showdown Between Alabama and Texas is Most in Demand Game

Demand for 2022 games outpaces ticket sales ahead of the 2019 season by more than 10%

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With fans counting down the days to the start of the 2022 college football season, StubHub, the world's most trusted ticket marketplace, analyzed ticket trends to unveil the most in demand teams, conferences, matchups and more. Ohio State takes the lead as the hottest-selling team and also claims the biggest jump in demand since 2021. Largely driven by huge demand for the season's best-selling game between Alabama and Texas, the SEC dominates as the most in demand conference, while the Big 12 sees the biggest increase in sales since last year.

• Ohio State is StubHub's most in demand team for the first time, dethroning Alabama, last year's top team
• The Buckeyes command the biggest jump in ticket demand, with sales increasing by more than 500% since the start of the 2021 season
• Ohio State's opener against Notre Dame is the most coveted Week 1 game
• Texas Longhorns boast the second-highest sales jump, hot off a stellar recruiting streak
• The Longhorns also rank as the #3 in demand team, after not appearing on StubHub's list in 2021 
• Demand for the Longhorns has more than tripled compared to last season
• Alabama at Texas is the season's hottest game, based on total sales
• Alabama closely follows Ohio State as the season's #2 in demand team
• The Crimson Tide's road games command the highest cumulative ticket sales compared to any other team
• The SEC and Big Ten lead demand, commanding over 66% of all college football sales
• Five SEC and three Big Ten schools rank in the top 10 in demand teams
• The Big 12 sees the biggest jump in demand (36%) of any conference since 2021, largely driven by excitement around the Texas Longhorns 

"College football demand is as strong as ever, ahead of what's sure to be an electric season – ticket demand on StubHub is already outpacing what we saw ahead of the 2019 season by more than 10 percent," said Adam Budelli, spokesperson for StubHub. "Ohio State, Notre Dame, Alabama and Texas are some of the notable schools topping our most in demand lists and driving considerable sales for the best-selling games of the season."

1. Ohio State Buckeyes 
2. Alabama Crimson Tide 
3. Texas Longhorns 
4. Georgia Bulldogs 
5. Texas A&M Aggies 
6. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 
7. Michigan Wolverines 
8. Penn State Nittany Lions 
9. LSU Tigers 
10. Auburn Tigers 

1. Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas Longhorns on September 10
2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes on September 3
3. Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide on October 8
4. Oregon Ducks vs. Georgia Bulldogs (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) on September 3
5. Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes on November 26
6. Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide on November 26
7. Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish on November 5
8. West Virginia Mountaineers at Pittsburgh Panthers on September 1
9. Oklahoma Sooners at Nebraska Cornhuskers on September 17
10. Florida State Seminoles vs. LSU Tigers (Caesars Superdome) on September 4

Rankings based on cumulative StubHub ticket sales as of August 12 for the 2022 season.

1. SEC – 39%
2. Big Ten – 27%
3. Big 12 – 13%
4. ACC – 8%
5. Pac-12 – 5%

Ranking based on cumulative StubHub ticket sales as of August 12 for games within each conference, for the 2022 season. Number indicates the percentage of total college football sales.

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