Week 9 2026 · Sat, 10/31, 12:00 PM EDT

SMU vs Syracuse: 55K sq mi on the line

Syracuse puts its whole empire on the line: 55K sq mi across 141 counties in Virginia, Florida, Pennsylvania and 9 more states, home to 23.4M people. If SMU wins, it takes all of it and becomes the 17th-largest empire. If Syracuse wins, nothing changes hands.

SMU

No land · ACC

land: 0 sq mi; land
counties: 0; counties
people: 0; people

Win and take 55K sq mi: SMU becomes the 17th-largest empire at 55K sq mi.

Syracuse

17th-largest empire · ACC

land: 55K sq mi; land
counties: 141; counties
people: 23.4M; people

Land at stake

Virginia 16K sq mi Florida 8,208 sq mi Pennsylvania 7,978 sq mi West Virginia 6,288 sq mi Connecticut 4,327 sq mi Maryland 3,339 sq mi

Biggest counties: Suffolk County, NY, Orange County, FL, Allegheny County, PA, Fairfax County, VA, Montgomery County, MD, Prince George's County, MD

SMU and Syracuse's land on the empire map going into the game. — The map going into the game, with both teams in color.

Recent meetings

2025 · WK 6SMU 31–18 over Syracuseno land moved

Week 9 empire map How conquests work