New York college football empire map · after Week 1 · Sep 3–7, 2026
Who owned New York? Syracuse.
Syracuse controls 51.6% of New York's land: 27 of its 62 counties. Buffalo is next with 15.9% (10 counties, home to 2.36M people). 6 schools split the state at kickoff; 5 remain now.
New York, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 51.6% | 27 | 2.45M |
| Buffalo | 15.9% | 10 | 2.36M |
| Army | 15.4% | 11 | 3.93M |
| Massachusetts | 14.7% | 13 | 9.59M |
| UConn | 2.4% | 1 | 1.54M |
Owners of New York land, by week
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