Ohio college football empire map · after Week 0 · Aug 27–29, 2026
Who owned Ohio? Ohio State.
Ohio State controls 17.8% of Ohio's land: 15 of its 88 counties. Bowling Green is next with 17.3% (16 counties, home to 842K people). 12 schools split the state at kickoff; 12 remain now.
Ohio, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 17.8% | 15 | 2.62M |
| Bowling Green | 17.3% | 16 | 842K |
| Akron | 14.1% | 12 | 3.14M |
| Ohio | 13.9% | 12 | 431K |
| Kent State | 9.3% | 8 | 1.14M |
| Cincinnati | 8.1% | 7 | 1.47M |
| Miami (OH) | 6.3% | 6 | 1.31M |
| Marshall | 3.7% | 3 | 157K |
| Toledo | 3.6% | 4 | 545K |
| Ball State | 2.6% | 2 | 94K |
| West Virginia | 2.4% | 2 | 78K |
| Pittsburgh | 1.0% | 1 | 64K |
Owners of Ohio land, by week
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