California college football empire map · after Week 0 · Aug 27–29, 2026
Who owned California? Memphis.
Memphis controls 19.2% of California's land: 2 of its 58 counties. Eastern Michigan is next with 17.9% (17 counties, home to 4.18M people). 11 schools split the state at kickoff; 10 remain now. Sacramento State, San José State hold none of it.
California, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 19.2% | 2 | 2.23M |
| Eastern Michigan | 17.9% | 17 | 4.18M |
| Fresno State | 16.8% | 9 | 2.49M |
| Nevada | 11.4% | 7 | 343K |
| San Diego State | 10.1% | 3 | 6.01M |
| USC | 8.5% | 8 | 7.7M |
| UCLA | 7.8% | 2 | 10.7M |
| Oregon | 4.6% | 2 | 70K |
| California | 2.9% | 6 | 3.33M |
| Stanford | 0.8% | 2 | 2.39M |
Owners of California land, by week
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