Ohio college football empire map · after Week 3 · Sep 17–19, 2026

Who owned Ohio? Texas.

Texas 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, Ohio State, Toledo, Akron hold none of it.

Ohio counties by owner after Week 3.

Ohio, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Texas20.4%172.71M
Tarleton State17.3%16842K
Miami14.1%123.14M
Nebraska13.9%12431K
Mississippi State9.3%81.14M
Cincinnati8.1%71.47M
Pittsburgh7.3%71.37M
Penn State3.7%3157K
Notre Dame3.6%4545K
West Virginia2.4%278K

Owners of Ohio land, by week

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Largest Ohio counties