West Virginia college football empire map · after Week 7 · Oct 13–17, 2026
Who owned West Virginia? Houston.
Houston controls 26.5% of West Virginia's land: 17 of its 55 counties. North Carolina is next with 26.0% (15 counties, home to 591K people). 7 schools split the state at kickoff; 5 remain now. Marshall, West Virginia hold none of it.
West Virginia, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 26.5% | 17 | 454K |
| North Carolina | 26.0% | 15 | 591K |
| UCLA | 19.3% | 10 | 485K |
| James Madison | 18.1% | 6 | 90K |
| Ohio State | 10.1% | 7 | 150K |
Owners of West Virginia land, by week
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