Florida college football empire map · after Week 3 · Sep 17–19, 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, UCF, Florida Atlantic hold none of it.

Florida counties by owner after Week 3.

Florida, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Florida33.3%245.24M
South Florida27.0%159.79M
Louisville15.9%13764K
Pittsburgh14.0%94.67M
Missouri4.5%3330K
Kansas State3.2%2539K
Miami2.1%12.04M

Owners of Florida land, by week

9777

Largest Florida counties