Big Ten empire map · after Bowls · Dec 13–Jan 19, 2025

Big Ten held 68.9% of the country

Together, the Big Ten's 18 schools hold 68.9% of the country: 2.49M sq mi across 2,050 counties, home to 234.4M people. Indiana holds the most, 2.17M sq mi, the 1st-largest empire in the country. 16 schools have no land. Against everyone else this season, its schools have won 1.82M sq mi and lost 450K sq mi.

Big Ten schools

SchoolLandCounties
Indiana2.17M sq mi1823
Washington318K sq mi227
Illinois——
Iowa——
Maryland——
Michigan——
Michigan State——
Minnesota——
Nebraska——
Northwestern——
Ohio State——
Oregon——
Penn State——
Purdue——
Rutgers——
UCLA——
USC——
Wisconsin——

1.82M sq mi

won from others (24)

450K sq mi

lost to others (7)

17

conquests inside

Biggest Big Ten conquests of 2025

WK 15Indiana over Ohio State805K sq miWK 5Ohio State over Washington660K sq miWK 17Indiana over Miami (non-conference)583K sq miWK 17Indiana over Alabama (non-conference)423K sq miWK 17Washington over Boise State (non-conference)318K sq miWK 3California over Minnesota (non-conference)190K sq miWK 7Indiana over Oregon176K sq miWK 17Indiana over Oregon113K sq miWK 17Oregon over Texas Tech (non-conference)106K sq miWK 5Oregon over Penn State99K sq mi