South Dakota college football empire map · after Week 6 · Oct 6–10, 2026

Who owned South Dakota? UNLV.

UNLV controls 51.2% of South Dakota's land: 35 of its 66 counties. BYU is next with 28.9% (11 counties, home to 226K people). 5 schools split the state at kickoff; 5 remain now.

South Dakota counties by owner after Week 6.

South Dakota, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
UNLV51.2%35259K
BYU28.9%11226K
Indiana18.1%18225K
Ohio State1.1%1209K
Georgia0.7%17K

Owners of South Dakota land, by week

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Largest South Dakota counties