Virginia college football empire map · after Week 8 · Oct 20–24, 2026
Who owns Virginia? Syracuse.
Syracuse controls 38.4% of Virginia's land: 67 of its 133 counties. App State is next with 27.7% (27 counties, home to 987K people). 11 schools split the state at kickoff; 8 remain now. James Madison, Liberty, Old Dominion, Virginia hold none of it.
Virginia, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 38.4% | 67 | 5.63M |
| App State | 27.7% | 27 | 987K |
| Utah | 17.7% | 21 | 1.77M |
| Wake Forest | 9.2% | 10 | 232K |
| Virginia Tech | 3.2% | 3 | 89K |
| Miami | 2.2% | 3 | 81K |
| Kentucky | 1.1% | 1 | 22K |
| Army | 0.5% | 1 | 9K |
Owners of Virginia land, by week
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