South Carolina college football empire map · after Week 2 · Sep 10–12, 2026
Who owned South Carolina? South Carolina.
South Carolina controls 37.3% of South Carolina's land: 18 of its 46 counties. West Virginia is next with 23.8% (9 counties, home to 1.42M people). 6 schools split the state at kickoff; 6 remain now. Coastal Carolina holds none of it.
South Carolina, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 37.3% | 18 | 1.65M |
| West Virginia | 23.8% | 9 | 1.42M |
| LSU | 16.9% | 8 | 1.54M |
| Clemson | 11.0% | 5 | 302K |
| Charleston Southern | 9.8% | 5 | 549K |
| Georgia | 1.3% | 1 | 10K |
Owners of South Carolina land, by week
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