Week 9 2026 · Sat, 10/31, 8:00 PM EDT

Washington vs Nebraska: 755K sq mi on the line

Washington puts its whole empire on the line: 755K sq mi across 108 counties in Alaska, Montana, Washington and 2 more states, home to 9.37M people. If Nebraska wins, it takes all of it and becomes the largest empire. If Washington wins, nothing changes hands.

Washington

Largest empire · Big Ten

land: 755K sq mi; land
counties: 108; counties
people: 9.37M; people

Land at stake

Alaska 586K sq mi Montana 69K sq mi Washington 67K sq mi Idaho 21K sq mi Oregon 10K sq mi

Biggest counties: King County, WA, Pierce County, WA, Snohomish County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Thurston County, WA, Anchorage County, AK

Nebraska

No land · Big Ten

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

Win and take 755K sq mi: Nebraska becomes the largest empire at 755K sq mi.

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

Week 9 empire map How conquests work