Virginia college football empire map · after Week 2 · Sep 10–12, 2026
Who owned Virginia? Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech controls 30.6% of Virginia's land: 51 of its 133 counties. James Madison is next with 27.7% (27 counties, home to 987K people). 11 schools split the state at kickoff; 9 remain now. Liberty, Old Dominion hold none of it.
Virginia, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 30.6% | 51 | 2.67M |
| James Madison | 27.7% | 27 | 987K |
| Virginia | 17.7% | 21 | 1.77M |
| App State | 9.2% | 10 | 232K |
| Maryland | 7.8% | 16 | 2.95M |
| Duke | 3.2% | 3 | 89K |
| Wake Forest | 2.2% | 3 | 81K |
| Tennessee | 1.1% | 1 | 22K |
| Florida Atlantic | 0.5% | 1 | 9K |
Owners of Virginia land, by week
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