Ohio college football empire map · after Week 1 · Sep 3–7, 2026
Who owned Ohio? Ohio State.
Ohio State controls 20.4% of Ohio's land: 17 of its 88 counties. Tarleton State is next with 17.3% (16 counties, home to 842K people). 12 schools split the state at kickoff; 10 remain now. Bowling Green, Kent State, Miami (OH), Ohio, Toledo, Akron hold none of it.
Ohio, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 20.4% | 17 | 2.71M |
| Tarleton State | 17.3% | 16 | 842K |
| Wake Forest | 14.1% | 12 | 3.14M |
| Nebraska | 13.9% | 12 | 431K |
| South Carolina | 9.3% | 8 | 1.14M |
| Cincinnati | 8.1% | 7 | 1.47M |
| Pittsburgh | 7.3% | 7 | 1.37M |
| Penn State | 3.7% | 3 | 157K |
| Michigan State | 3.6% | 4 | 545K |
| West Virginia | 2.4% | 2 | 78K |
Owners of Ohio land, by week
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