Ranking the 2011-2012 College Football Bowl Games by Average Ticket Price

Going on a trip to see your favorite school play in a bowl game can be one of the most enjoyable times for a college football fan, but the fact is, bowl games aren’t cheap.

If you factor in ticket prices, hotels and travel costs, bowl trips can get expensive in a hurry.

Sure, if you want to head down to Birmingham for the GoDaddy.com Bowl, it probably won't cost you too much, but if you want to go to one of college football's premier bowl games, you better be ready to break out your wallet.

Even the cheapest of tickets for this year's BCS championship game between Alabama and LSU are still in the four-figure range.

So just how expensive are each one of this year's 35 bowl games?

Well, here's a look at how this year's bowls stack up in terms of ticket prices.

All ticket prices from official bowl game websites, Ticketmaster or StubHub.

1. 2012 BCS National Championship Game
Matchup: LSU vs. Alabama
Best Seats in the House: $4,900
Nose Bleeds: $950
Avg. Ticket Price: $1,400

2. 2012 Rose Bowl
Matchup: Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Best Seats in the House: $395
Nose Bleeds: $105
Avg. Ticket Price: $225

3. 2012 Cotton Bowl
Matchup: Arkansas vs. Kansas State
Best Seats in the House: $275
Nose Bleeds: $125
Avg. Ticket Price: $200

4. 2012 Orange Bowl
Matchup: West Virginia vs. Clemson
Best Seats in the House: $285
Nose Bleeds: $12
Avg. Ticket Price: $190

5. 2012 Fiesta Bowl
Matchup: Team A vs Team B
Best Seats in the House: $255
Nose Bleeds: $155
Avg. Ticket Price: $180

6. 2012 Sugar Bowl
Matchup: Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
Best Seats in the House: $250
Nose Bleeds: $19
Avg. Ticket Price: $150

7. 2012 Gator Bowl
Matchup: Ohio State vs. Florida
Best Seats in the House: $140
Nose Bleeds: $65
Avg. Ticket Price: $100

8. 2012 Capital One Bowl
Matchup: Nebraska vs. South Carolina
Best Seats in the House: $135
Nose Bleeds: $21
Avg. Ticket Price: $95

9. 2011 Chick-fil A Bowl
Matchup: Virginia vs. Auburn
Best Seats in the House: $140
Nose Bleeds: $60
Avg. Ticket Price: $80

10. 2011 Holiday Bowl
Matchup: California vs. Texas
Best Seats in the House: $85
Nose Bleeds: $40
Avg. Ticket Price: $75

11. 2011 Insight Bowl
Matchup: Oklahoma vs. Iowa
Best Seats in the House: $115
Nose Bleeds: $35
Avg. Ticket Price: $70

12. 2011 Pinstripe Bowl
Matchup: Rutgers vs. Iowa State
Best Seats in the House: $165
Nose Bleeds: $35
Avg. Ticket Price: $75

13. 2012 Outback Bowl
Matchup: Michigan State vs. Georgia
Best Seats in the House: $125
Nose Bleeds: $60
Avg. Ticket Price: $75

14. 2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl
Matchup: Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
Best Seats in the House: $110
Nose Bleeds: $30
Avg. Ticket Price: $65

15. 2012 TicketCity Bowl
Matchup: Penn State vs. Houston
Best Seats in the House: $125
Nose Bleeds: $25
Avg. Ticket Price: $65

16. 2011 Champs Sports Bowl
Matchup: Notre Dame vs. Florida State
Best Seats in the House: $75
Nose Bleeds: $30
Avg. Ticket Price: $60

17. 2011 Alamo Bowl
Matchup: Baylor vs. Washington
Best Seats in the House: $75
Nose Bleeds: $30
Avg. Ticket Price: $60

18. 2011 Las Vegas Bowl
Matchup: Arizona State vs. Boise State
Best Seats in the House: $100
Nose Bleeds: $25
Avg. Ticket Price: $55

19. 2011 Military Bowl
Matchup: Toledo vs. Air Force
Best Seats in the House: $95
Nose Bleeds: $25
Avg. Ticket Price: $55

20. 2011 Belk Bowl
Matchup: Louisville vs. North Carolina State
Best Seats in the House: $70
Nose Bleeds: $30
Avg. Ticket Price: $50

21. 2011 Independence Bowl
Matchup: Missouri vs. North Carolina
Best Seats in the House: $80
Nose Bleeds: $15
Avg. Ticket Price: $50

22. 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Matchup: Illinois vs. UCLA
Best Seats in the House: $85
Nose Bleeds: $25
Avg. Ticket Price: $50

23. 2011 Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl
Matchup: BYU vs. Tulsa
Best Seats in the House: $50
Nose Bleeds: $50
Avg. Ticket Price: $50

24. 2011 Liberty Bowl
Matchup: Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
Best Seats in the House: $65
Nose Bleeds: $50
Avg. Ticket Price: $50

25. 2011 Poinsettia Bowl
Matchup: TCU Vs. Louisiana Tech
Best Seats in the House: $75
Nose Bleeds: $20
Avg. Ticket Price: $45

26. 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Matchup: Purdue vs. Western Michigan
Best Seats in the House: $60
Nose Bleeds: $40
Avg. Ticket Price: $45

27. 2011 New Orleans Bowl
Matchup: San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Best Seats in the House: $60
Nose Bleeds: $20
Avg. Ticket Price: $40

28. 2011 Sun Bowl
Matchup: Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Best Seats in the House: $60
Nose Bleeds: $15
Avg. Ticket Price: $40

29. 2012 BBVA Compass Bowl
Matchup: SMU vs. Pittsburgh
Best Seats in the House: $50
Nose Bleeds: $30
Avg. Ticket Price: $40

30. 2011 Music City Bowl
Matchup: Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest
Best Seats in the House: $80
Nose Bleeds: $17
Avg. Ticket Price: $39

31. 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Matchup: Utah State vs. Ohio
Best Seats in the House: $50
Nose Bleeds: $18
Avg. Ticket Price: $30

32. 2011 New Mexico Bowl
Matchup: Temple vs. Wyoming
Best Seats in the House: $40
Nose Bleeds: $25
Avg. Ticket Price: $30

33. 2011 Hawaii Bowl
Matchup: Nevada vs. Southern Miss
Best Seats in the House: $45
Nose Bleeds: $15
Avg. Ticket Price: $30

34. 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl
Matchup: Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State
Best Seats in the House: $45
Nose Bleeds: $15
Avg. Ticket Price: $30

35. Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg
Matchup: Florida International vs. Marshall
Best Seats in the House: $50
Nose Bleeds: $10
Avg. Ticket Price: $25