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

Who owned South Carolina? Mississippi State.

Mississippi State 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. South Carolina, Coastal Carolina hold none of it.

South Carolina counties by owner after Week 3.

South Carolina, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Mississippi State37.3%181.65M
West Virginia23.8%91.42M
Ole Miss16.9%81.54M
Clemson11.0%5302K
Charleston Southern9.8%5549K
Georgia1.3%110K

Owners of South Carolina land, by week

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Largest South Carolina counties