Michigan college football empire map · after Week 4 · Sep 18–20, 2025

Who owned Michigan? Kansas.

Kansas controls 55.8% of Michigan's land: 47 of its 83 counties. USC is next with 17.2% (16 counties, home to 2.92M people). 9 schools split the state at kickoff; 8 remain now. Central Michigan, Michigan State, Eastern Michigan, Michigan, Western Michigan hold none of it.

Michigan, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Kansas55.8%471.79M
USC17.2%162.92M
Arizona State7.6%64.24M
San Diego State7.0%460K
Alabama5.0%346K
Oklahoma3.3%3616K
Ole Miss2.3%2254K
Miami1.9%2204K

Owners of Michigan land, by week

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Largest Michigan counties