New Mexico college football empire map · after Week 8 · Oct 20–24, 2026
Who owns New Mexico? LSU.
LSU 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, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 58.6% | 20 | 1.48M |
| Wake Forest | 20.6% | 6 | 368K |
| Cincinnati | 14.2% | 5 | 213K |
| Ohio State | 3.5% | 1 | 61K |
| Wyoming | 3.2% | 1 | 4K |
Owners of New Mexico land, by week
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