Maryland college football empire map · after Week 3 · Sep 17–19, 2026

Who owned Maryland? Florida Atlantic.

Florida Atlantic controls 49.4% of Maryland's land: 13 of its 24 counties. Virginia Tech is next with 32.1% (7 counties, home to 3.2M people). 4 schools split the state at kickoff; 4 remain now. Maryland, Navy hold none of it.

Maryland counties by owner after Week 3.

Maryland, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Florida Atlantic49.4%132.6M
Virginia Tech32.1%73.2M
West Virginia10.5%295K
Vanderbilt8.0%2372K

Owners of Maryland land, by week

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Largest Maryland counties