re: Baton Rouge and Knoxville - Tops in the SEC

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SEC cities by population (2014)

1. Nashville 658,602
2. Lexington 310,797
3. Baton Rouge 228,895
4. Knoxville 184,281
5. Columbia (S.C.) 132,067
6. Gainesville 128,460
7. Athens 119,648
8. Columbia (Mo.) 116,906
9. College Station 103,483
10. Tuscaloosa 96,122
11. Fayetteville 80,621
12. Auburn 60,258
13. Starkville 24,886
14. Oxford 21,757

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Now look at the metropolitan Statistical area (MSA) populations:

1. Nashville - 1,830,345
2. Knoxville - 1,096,961
3. Baton Rouge - 802,484
4. Columbia (SC) - 767,598
5. Lexington - 723,849
6. Fayetteville - 463,204
7. Gainesville - 277,163
8. College Station - 228,660
9. Columbia (MO) - 223,676
10. Tuscaloosa - 219,461
11. Auburn - 135,883
12. Athens - 127,265
13. Starkeville - 49,800
14. Oxford (no MSA listed) - 21,757