The SEC is home to some of the best college towns in the country. Well, at least some of them can be considered towns. Some SEC schools, like Vanderbilt and Texas, are really located in major cities. The sweet spot for SEC college towns appears to be between a population 100,000 and 150,000. Half of the SEC's 16 schools land in this zone. This size is perfect and is big enough to host major events, but still small enough to have a true college town feel. There's nothing wrong with a big or small college town either. Below we rank all 16 SEC college towns from biggest (Austin, Texas) to smallest (Starkville, Mississippi). All population data is from the U.S. Census and is estimated for July 1, 2025.Ranking SEC college towns largest to smallest population1. Austin, TexasSchool: University of TexasPopulation: 1,002,632Student enrollment: 55,0002. Nashville, TennesseeSchool: Vanderbilt UniversityPopulation: 721,074 (Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government)Student enrollment: 13,6703. Lexington, KentuckySchool: University of KentuckyPopulation: 329,751 (for Lexington-Fayette urban county)Student enrollment: 38,7194. Baton Rouge, LouisianaSchool: Louisiana State UniversityPopulation: 222,795Student enrollment: 39,6725. Knoxville, TennesseeSchool: University of TennesseePopulation: 202,021Student enrollment: 40,4216. Gainesville, FloridaSchool: University of FloridaPopulation: 148,671Student enrollment: 61,8907. Columbia, South CarolinaSchool: University of South CarolinaPopulation: 147,035Student enrollment: 40,3348. Norman, OklahomaSchool: University of OklahomaPopulation: 130,943Student enrollment: 36,5109. Columbia, MissouriSchool: University of MissouriPopulation: 130,851Student enrollment: 32,10510. Athens, GeorgiaSchool: University of GeorgiaPopulation: 128,612 (for Athens-Clarke County unified government)Student enrollment: 43,88811. College Station, TexasSchool: Texas A&M UniversityPopulation: 127,472Student enrollment: 81,31412. Tuscaloosa, AlabamaSchool: University of AlabamaPopulation: 114,316Student enrollment: 42,36013. Fayetteville, ArkansasSchool: University of ArkansasPopulation: 106,623Student enrollment: 34,16114. Auburn, AlabamaSchool: Auburn UniversityPopulation: 85,113Student enrollment: 35,17215. Oxford, MississippiSchool: University of MississippiPopulation: 26,773Student enrollment: 25,22216. Starkville, MississippiSchool: Mississippi State UniversityPopulation: 25,754Student enrollment: 23,563Follow UGA Wire on Instagram, Facebook, X, or Threads for more Georgia coverage!This article originally appeared on UGA Wire: Ranking SEC college towns by population from largest to smallest

England were looking to add to their only Commonwealth Games final appearance in 2018 [PA Media]England's netballers missed out on a place in the Commonwealth Games gold-medal match after a 61-54 semi-final defeat by a powerful New Zealand side.The Roses still have a chance of winning bronze in Glasgow, but fell short in their attempt to emulate their 2018 gold, while New Zealand will play either Australia or Jamaica in Sunday's final at the Hydro.New Zealand passed the ball with great speed and accuracy early on, but England rallied to settle their nerves, with goal shooter Liv Tchine drawing the match level at 3-3.But the prowess of the Silver Ferns and their height advantage through shooter Grace Nweke was too strong as they hit double figures with eight minutes played and held a 16-11 lead at the end of the first quarter.Bringing on Eleanor Cardwell in place of Tchine towards the end of that quarter gave the Roses a lift, as they upped their intensity in the second period to close the deficit to 25-21.After scoring 23 goals from 23 shots, Nweke missed just before half-time to leave the two-time winners leading 29-24, with hope remaining for a comeback for Anna Stembridge's side.England had moments of great defensive pressure, but were not as consistent at turning possession into goals, allowing the Silver Ferns to stretch the gap to nine points with 15 minutes left to play.The damage was done by the time the Roses fought to close the gap to seven at the finish, and they will now need to lift themselves for Sunday's bronze-medal match (09:00 BST).In reaching the final (13:00), New Zealand will fight for Commonwealth gold for the first time since 2014, while they have not won the title since the 2010 Games.Semi-finalAustralia v Jamaica - Saturday, 1 August (13:00 BST)Bronze medal matchSunday, 2 August (09:00)Gold medal finalSunday, 2 August (13:00)Commonwealth Games daily scheduleCommonwealth Games medal table and resultsWhat are the Commonwealth Games?

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