The SEC Championship rematch game between Auburn and Georgia was the highest-rated college football game to date during the 2017 season.

The championship was also CBS’s highest-rated game since the 2013 SEC Championship Game.

The top five rated markets were Birmingham, Atlanta, Knoxville, Greenville-Spartanburg, and Jacksonville.

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Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard, who is averaging 16.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists this season, was named a reserve Sunday for the WNBA All-Star Game on July 19 in Indianapolis. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue said joining neighboring states to form a new accreditation agency will “keep Georgia’s universities among the best in the nation." (Jason Getz/AJC)

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