Ohio college football empire map · after Week 9 · Oct 21–25, 2025
Who owned Ohio? Houston.
Houston controls 23.4% of Ohio's land: 20 of its 88 counties. Ohio State is next with 22.8% (19 counties, home to 2.79M people). 12 schools split the state at kickoff; 7 remain now. Bowling Green, Kent State, Miami (OH), Ohio, Toledo, Akron hold none of it.
Ohio, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 23.4% | 20 | 4.28M |
| Ohio State | 22.8% | 19 | 2.79M |
| Cincinnati | 18.3% | 17 | 906K |
| Indiana | 13.9% | 12 | 431K |
| Alabama | 10.0% | 9 | 1.47M |
| Notre Dame | 8.1% | 7 | 1.47M |
| Georgia | 3.6% | 4 | 545K |
Owners of Ohio land, by week
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