Iowa college football empire map · after Week 2 · Sep 10–12, 2026

Who owned Iowa? Iowa.

Iowa controls 88.1% of Iowa's land: 89 of its 99 counties. Nebraska is next with 10.7% (9 counties, home to 296K people). 4 schools split the state at kickoff; 3 remain now. Iowa State holds none of it.

Iowa counties by owner after Week 2.

Iowa, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Iowa88.1%892.93M
Nebraska10.7%9296K
Notre Dame1.2%114K

Owners of Iowa land, by week

443

Largest Iowa counties