Nevada college football empire map · after Week 1 · Sep 3–7, 2026

Who owned Nevada? Nevada.

Nevada controls 39.8% of Nevada's land: 11 of its 17 counties. Memphis is next with 33.4% (3 counties, home to 2.46M people). 5 schools split the state at kickoff; 5 remain now. UNLV holds none of it.

Nevada counties by owner after Week 1.

Nevada, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Nevada39.8%11745K
Memphis33.4%32.46M
Oregon15.5%154K
BYU8.0%19K
USC3.3%1720

Owners of Nevada land, by week

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Largest Nevada counties