Big Ten empire map · after Week 7 · Oct 8–11, 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. Ohio State holds the most, 782K sq mi, the 1st-largest empire in the country. 14 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
Ohio State782K sq mi245
Indiana243K sq mi263
USC85K sq mi129
Washington23K sq mi50
Illinois——
Iowa——
Maryland——
Michigan——
Michigan State——
Minnesota——
Nebraska——
Northwestern——
Oregon——
Penn State——
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 5Ohio State over Washington660K sq miWK 3California over Minnesota (non-conference)190K sq miWK 7Indiana over Oregon176K sq miWK 5Oregon over Penn State99K sq miWK 5Illinois over USC93K sq miWK 7Ohio State over Illinois93K sq miWK 2Oklahoma over Michigan (non-conference)91K sq miWK 1Michigan over New Mexico (non-conference)89K sq miWK 4Michigan over Nebraska85K sq miWK 7USC over Michigan85K sq mi