Big Ten empire map · after Week 4 · Sep 18–20, 2025

Big Ten held 31.4% of the country

Together, the Big Ten's 18 schools hold 31.4% of the country: 1.13M sq mi across 687 counties, home to 82.5M people. Washington holds the most, 660K sq mi, the 1st-largest empire in the country. 9 schools have no land. Against everyone else this season, its schools have won 383K sq mi and lost 365K sq mi.

Big Ten schools

SchoolLandCounties
Washington660K sq mi76
Penn State99K sq mi55
USC93K sq mi119
Michigan85K sq mi129
Oregon77K sq mi44
Indiana52K sq mi125
Ohio State29K sq mi50
Maryland23K sq mi50
Iowa15K sq mi39
Illinois——
Michigan State——
Minnesota——
Nebraska——
Northwestern——
Purdue——
Rutgers——
UCLA——
Wisconsin——

383K sq mi

won from others (19)

365K sq mi

lost to others (6)

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conquests inside

Biggest Big Ten conquests of 2025

WK 3California over Minnesota (non-conference)190K sq miWK 2Oklahoma over Michigan (non-conference)91K sq miWK 1Michigan over New Mexico (non-conference)89K sq miWK 4Michigan over Nebraska85K sq miWK 1Penn State over Nevada (non-conference)74K sq miWK 4USC over Michigan State54K sq miWK 3Alabama over Wisconsin (non-conference)44K sq miWK 2Michigan State over Boston College (non-conference)44K sq miWK 1Washington over Colorado State (non-conference)30K sq miWK 4Indiana over Illinois29K sq mi