Oklahoma college football empire map · after Week 4 · Sep 24–26, 2026

Who owned Oklahoma? Arkansas.

Arkansas controls 41.4% of Oklahoma's land: 31 of its 77 counties. Iowa is next with 37.4% (31 counties, home to 2M people). 7 schools split the state at kickoff; 6 remain now. Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa hold none of it.

Oklahoma counties by owner after Week 4.

Oklahoma, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Arkansas41.4%311.7M
Iowa37.4%312M
Utah10.7%8274K
Indiana5.0%596K
Texas Tech2.9%121K
North Dakota State2.6%12K

Owners of Oklahoma land, by week

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Largest Oklahoma counties