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

Who owned South Dakota? Houston.

Houston controls 41.7% of South Dakota's land: 15 of its 66 counties. Notre Dame is next with 31.0% (28 counties, home to 262K people). 4 schools split the state at kickoff; 4 remain now.

South Dakota, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Houston41.7%15240K
Notre Dame31.0%28262K
San Diego State26.2%22214K
Cincinnati1.1%1209K

Owners of South Dakota land, by week

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Largest South Dakota counties