Virginia college football empire map · after Week 1 · Aug 28–Sep 1, 2025

Who owned Virginia? Indiana.

Indiana controls 18.0% of Virginia's land: 34 of its 133 counties. Virginia is next with 17.7% (21 counties, home to 1.77M people). 11 schools split the state at kickoff; 11 remain now. Old Dominion, Virginia Tech hold none of it.

Virginia, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Indiana18.0%342.08M
Virginia17.7%211.77M
Liberty16.5%15491K
South Carolina12.6%17593K
James Madison11.2%12495K
App State9.2%10232K
Maryland7.8%162.95M
Duke3.2%389K
Wake Forest2.2%381K
Tennessee1.1%122K
Navy0.5%19K

Owners of Virginia land, by week

1111

Largest Virginia counties