Nevada college football empire map · after Week 8 · Oct 20–24, 2026

Who owns Nevada? Montana State.

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

Nevada counties by owner after Week 8.

Nevada, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Montana State39.8%11745K
Boise State33.4%32.46M
Utah15.5%154K
UCF8.0%19K
UCLA3.3%1720

Owners of Nevada land, by week

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Largest Nevada counties