Michigan college football empire map · after Week 7 · Oct 13–17, 2026

Who owned Michigan? Auburn.

Auburn controls 62.8% of Michigan's land: 51 of its 83 counties. BYU is next with 16.3% (14 counties, home to 1.68M people). 9 schools split the state at kickoff; 4 remain now. Central Michigan, Michigan State, Eastern Michigan, Michigan, Western Michigan hold none of it.

Michigan counties by owner after Week 7.

Michigan, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Auburn62.8%511.85M
BYU16.3%141.68M
Ohio State13.3%122.36M
Boise State7.6%64.24M

Owners of Michigan land, by week

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Largest Michigan counties