Maryland college football empire map · after Week 9 · Oct 21–25, 2025

Who owned Maryland? Navy.

Navy controls 49.4% of Maryland's land: 13 of its 24 counties. Michigan is next with 32.1% (7 counties, home to 3.2M people). 4 schools split the state at kickoff; 4 remain now. Maryland holds none of it.

Maryland, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Navy49.4%132.6M
Michigan32.1%73.2M
Ohio State10.5%295K
Houston8.0%2372K

Owners of Maryland land, by week

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Largest Maryland counties