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Sports Illustrated names Columbia, Missouri a top five college town

According to a new list from Sports Illustrated, only four other college towns in the country top Columbia. 🐯
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Columbia, Missouri, USA at The University of Missouri.

College football is right around the corner, and Sports Illustrated is throwing some serious love towards the University of Missouri.

Well... technically not the football team, though.

SI recently ranked the top 10 college towns in the country, and Missouri fans were probably pretty pleased with the results.

Columbia, Missouri slotted in at number five on the list, with only Ann Arbor, Michigan, Austin, Texas, Athens, Georgia and Madison, Wisconsin finishing ahead of the home of Mizzou.

If that wasn't enough for Missouri fans and alums to be proud of, Sports Illustrated also released a ranking of the best college food spots in the country, with a Columbia staple on top.

Booches, famous for sliders and pool, took the top spot in SI's college food rankings.

It remains to bee seen how the Tigers will look during SEC competition in 2019, but at least fans and locals have something to hang their hats on before the season even begins.

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