California college football empire map · after Week 1 · Sep 3–7, 2026
Who owned California? USC.
USC controls 25.2% of California's land: 17 of its 58 counties. Memphis is next with 19.2% (2 counties, home to 2.23M people). 11 schools split the state at kickoff; 8 remain now. California, Fresno State, Sacramento State, Stanford hold none of it.
California, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 25.2% | 17 | 10.2M |
| Memphis | 19.2% | 2 | 2.23M |
| San José State | 17.9% | 17 | 4.18M |
| Nevada | 11.4% | 7 | 343K |
| UCLA | 10.7% | 8 | 14M |
| San Diego State | 10.1% | 3 | 6.01M |
| Oregon | 4.6% | 2 | 70K |
| Miami | 0.8% | 2 | 2.39M |
Owners of California land, by week
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