New Mexico college football empire map · after Week 5 · Oct 1–3, 2026

Who owned New Mexico? Georgia.

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

New Mexico counties by owner after Week 5.

New Mexico, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Georgia58.6%201.48M
Wake Forest20.6%6368K
Texas Tech14.2%5213K
Ohio State3.5%161K
North Dakota State3.2%14K

Owners of New Mexico land, by week

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Largest New Mexico counties