South Carolina college football empire map · after Week 5 · Oct 1–3, 2026

Who owned South Carolina? Alabama.

Alabama controls 37.3% of South Carolina's land: 18 of its 46 counties. Oklahoma State is next with 23.8% (9 counties, home to 1.42M people). 6 schools split the state at kickoff; 6 remain now. South Carolina, Clemson, Coastal Carolina hold none of it.

South Carolina counties by owner after Week 5.

South Carolina, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Alabama37.3%181.65M
Oklahoma State23.8%91.42M
Missouri16.9%81.54M
Miami11.0%5302K
Gardner-Webb9.8%5549K
Georgia1.3%110K

Owners of South Carolina land, by week

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Largest South Carolina counties