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Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports

The dynamic between a college football program and the city in which it resides is a special thing.

While not everyone living in a specific locale is a football fan, major college football programs have a massive impact on that dwelling. In many cases, the community embraces the sport with unparalleled fervor—perhaps only rivaled globally by extreme soccer fans in Europe and South America.

A Saturday afternoon can temporarily turn a town into a carnival. The pride one has for his or her school of choice is tangible and can take a city by storm during these events.

This all-encompassing topic will focus on the college football-centric towns in the United States. The correlation strictly deals with each city and its relationship to college football. These magical lands of culture and pigskin will be ranked in ascending order.

Note: This list is obviously splitting hairs. There are many cities qualified to be listed in this piece. However, let's be honest: Despite the rankings, they're all uniquely special places!