Florida college football empire map · after Week 1 · Sep 3–7, 2026
Who owned Florida? Florida.
Florida controls 33.3% of Florida's land: 24 of its 67 counties. South Florida is next with 27.0% (15 counties, home to 9.79M people). 9 schools split the state at kickoff; 7 remain now. Florida International, Florida State, Florida Atlantic hold none of it.
Florida, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 33.3% | 24 | 5.24M |
| South Florida | 27.0% | 15 | 9.79M |
| SMU | 15.9% | 13 | 764K |
| UCF | 14.0% | 9 | 4.67M |
| Troy | 4.5% | 3 | 330K |
| South Alabama | 3.2% | 2 | 539K |
| Miami | 2.1% | 1 | 2.04M |
Owners of Florida land, by week
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