Arizona college football empire map · after Week 1 · Sep 3–7, 2026

Who owned Arizona? Arizona State.

Arizona State controls 58.1% of Arizona's land: 8 of its 15 counties. Arizona is next with 20.3% (5 counties, home to 1.31M people). 4 schools split the state at kickoff; 4 remain now.

Arizona counties by owner after Week 1.

Arizona, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Arizona State58.1%85.99M
Arizona20.3%51.31M
Memphis11.8%1226K
New Mexico9.8%165K

Owners of Arizona land, by week

44

Largest Arizona counties