South Dakota college football empire map · after Week 7 · Oct 13–17, 2026

Who owned South Dakota? Air Force.

Air Force 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; 4 remain now.

South Dakota counties by owner after Week 7.

South Dakota, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Air Force51.2%35259K
BYU28.9%11226K
Ohio State19.2%19434K
Auburn0.7%17K

Owners of South Dakota land, by week

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Largest South Dakota counties