Mississippi college football empire map · after Week 1 · Sep 3–7, 2026
Who owned Mississippi? Mississippi State.
Mississippi State controls 33.4% of Mississippi's land: 27 of its 82 counties. Southern Miss is next with 30.6% (24 counties, home to 1.01M people). 8 schools split the state at kickoff; 7 remain now.
Mississippi, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State | 33.4% | 27 | 676K |
| Southern Miss | 30.6% | 24 | 1.01M |
| Ole Miss | 23.9% | 21 | 566K |
| LSU | 5.2% | 4 | 56K |
| South Alabama | 3.9% | 3 | 387K |
| Memphis | 2.1% | 2 | 205K |
| Duke | 1.0% | 1 | 46K |
Owners of Mississippi land, by week
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