Big Ten empire map · after Week 3 · Sep 17–19, 2026

Big Ten held 31.7% of the country

Together, the Big Ten's 18 schools hold 31.7% of the country: 1.14M sq mi across 587 counties, home to 82.3M people. Washington holds the most, 755K sq mi, the 1st-largest empire in the country. 9 schools have no land. Against everyone else this season, its schools have won 484K sq mi and lost 340K sq mi.

Land held by Big Ten schools after Week 3, 2026.

Big Ten schools

SchoolLandCounties
Washington755K sq mi108
Nebraska77K sq mi118
Iowa67K sq mi121
Michigan66K sq mi55
USC58K sq mi34
Penn State34K sq mi65
UCLA33K sq mi11
Indiana26K sq mi47
Northwestern26K sq mi28
Illinois——
Maryland——
Michigan State——
Minnesota——
Ohio State——
Oregon——
Purdue——
Rutgers——
Wisconsin——

484K sq mi

won from others (20)

340K sq mi

lost to others (9)

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conquests inside

Biggest Big Ten conquests of 2026

WK 2Oklahoma State over Oregon (non-conference)145K sq miWK 1Washington over Washington State (non-conference)125K sq miWK 1Oregon over Boise State (non-conference)96K sq miWK 2Mississippi State over Minnesota (non-conference)73K sq miWK 2Michigan over Oklahoma (non-conference)58K sq miWK 1Notre Dame over Wisconsin (non-conference)39K sq miWK 2Iowa over Iowa State (non-conference)35K sq miWK 2Duke over Illinois (non-conference)34K sq miWK 1USC over Fresno State (non-conference)30K sq miWK 3Northwestern over Colorado (non-conference)21K sq mi