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

Who owned Minnesota? Auburn.

Auburn controls 56.7% of Minnesota's land: 58 of its 87 counties. Air Force is next with 42.6% (28 counties, home to 549K people). 3 schools split the state at kickoff; 3 remain now. Minnesota holds none of it.

Minnesota counties by owner after Week 7.

Minnesota, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Auburn56.7%585.23M
Air Force42.6%28549K
BYU0.7%118K

Owners of Minnesota land, by week

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Largest Minnesota counties