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

Who owned Tennessee? Oklahoma.

Oklahoma controls 26.7% of Tennessee's land: 27 of its 95 counties. Tennessee is next with 26.3% (22 counties, home to 2.05M people). 8 schools split the state at kickoff; 7 remain now. Memphis, Middle Tennessee, Vanderbilt hold none of it.

Tennessee counties by owner after Week 6.

Tennessee, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Oklahoma26.7%271.8M
Tennessee26.3%222.05M
James Madison23.2%241.55M
Boise State15.8%131.34M
Wake Forest3.8%5396K
Missouri2.7%254K
Weber State1.3%235K

Owners of Tennessee land, by week

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Largest Tennessee counties