Texas college football empire map · after Week 8 · Oct 20–24, 2026
Who owns Texas? Kentucky.
Kentucky controls 30.6% of Texas's land: 73 of its 254 counties. Cincinnati is next with 29.9% (79 counties, home to 7.67M people). 15 schools split the state at kickoff; 8 remain now. Baylor, SMU, Houston, North Texas, Rice, Sam Houston, Texas A&M, Texas State, Texas Tech, UTEP, TCU, UTSA hold none of it.
Texas, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 30.6% | 73 | 8.68M |
| Cincinnati | 29.9% | 79 | 7.67M |
| Ohio State | 13.7% | 20 | 2.43M |
| Texas | 6.4% | 19 | 1.24M |
| LSU | 5.8% | 17 | 1.38M |
| Wake Forest | 5.4% | 22 | 5.45M |
| Miami | 5.3% | 16 | 2.87M |
| UCF | 3.0% | 8 | 1.57M |
Owners of Texas land, by week
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