So where are the rest of these 86 major college programs, and how many of them are located in cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants?

            Let's look at this in reverse order of the biggest Division I states to the smallest with only one major program.

            Texas: Of the 10 programs, most are claimed by the major metropolitan areas of Houston (2), Dallas (3), Austin (1) and El Paso (1). That leaves three:

Texas Tech: in Lubbock                                    200,000 residents         rank: 92^nd

Baylor: in Waco                                                114,000 residents         rank: 201^st

Texas A & M: in College Station                       less than 100 thousand

Ohio: Of the 8 programs, only one is in the top 50 major cities, Columbus (1).

Seven of the programs are in smaller markets:

Cincinnati: in Cincinnati                         331,000 residents         rank: 55^th

Toledo: in Toledo                                             313,000 residents         rank: 57^th

Akron: in Akron                                               217,000 residents         rank: 82^nd

Miami: in Oxford

Ohio: in Chillicothe

Bowling Green: in Bowling Green

Kent State: in Kent

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