New Mexico college football empire map · after Week 0 · Aug 27–29, 2026

Who owned New Mexico? New Mexico.

New Mexico controls 58.6% of New Mexico's land: 20 of its 33 counties. Florida State is next with 20.6% (6 counties, home to 368K people). 5 schools split the state at kickoff; 5 remain now. New Mexico State holds none of it.

New Mexico counties by owner after Week 0.

New Mexico, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
New Mexico58.6%201.48M
Florida State20.6%6368K
Texas Tech14.2%5213K
UTEP3.5%161K
Air Force3.2%14K

Owners of New Mexico land, by week

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Largest New Mexico counties