Oklahoma college football empire map · after Week 8 · Oct 20–24, 2026

Who owns Oklahoma? Ohio State.

Ohio State controls 42.4% of Oklahoma's land: 36 of its 77 counties. Texas is next with 41.4% (31 counties, home to 1.7M people). 7 schools split the state at kickoff; 5 remain now. Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa hold none of it.

Oklahoma counties by owner after Week 8.

Oklahoma, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Ohio State42.4%362.1M
Texas41.4%311.7M
Utah10.7%8274K
Cincinnati2.9%121K
Wyoming2.6%12K

Owners of Oklahoma land, by week

766666655

Largest Oklahoma counties