Virginia college football empire map · after Week 2 · Sep 5–6, 2025
Who owned Virginia? Indiana.
Indiana controls 18.0% of Virginia's land: 34 of its 133 counties. NC State is next with 17.7% (21 counties, home to 1.77M people). 11 schools split the state at kickoff; 11 remain now. James Madison, Liberty, Old Dominion, Virginia, Virginia Tech hold none of it.
Virginia, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 18.0% | 34 | 2.08M |
| NC State | 17.7% | 21 | 1.77M |
| Jacksonville State | 16.5% | 15 | 491K |
| South Carolina | 12.6% | 17 | 593K |
| Louisville | 11.2% | 12 | 495K |
| App State | 9.2% | 10 | 232K |
| Maryland | 7.8% | 16 | 2.95M |
| Illinois | 3.2% | 3 | 89K |
| Wake Forest | 2.2% | 3 | 81K |
| Tennessee | 1.1% | 1 | 22K |
| Navy | 0.5% | 1 | 9K |
Owners of Virginia land, by week
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