Colorado college football empire map · after Week 3 · Sep 17–19, 2026
Who owned Colorado? North Dakota State.
North Dakota State controls 51.5% of Colorado's land: 33 of its 64 counties. BYU is next with 23.7% (11 counties, home to 857K people). 5 schools split the state at kickoff; 4 remain now. Colorado, Air Force, Colorado State hold none of it.
Colorado, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 51.5% | 33 | 2.34M |
| BYU | 23.7% | 11 | 857K |
| Northwestern | 18.9% | 16 | 2.66M |
| Oklahoma | 5.9% | 4 | 100K |
Owners of Colorado land, by week
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