What if College Football games were actually battles for land?
This map answers this question. Every county starts off owned by the closest FBS team, but if a team is beaten their land is taken by the team that beat them.
Week 3 Territory Map
Animated Map
Top 6 Teams By Land Area
(If Alaska is excluded Washington falls out of top 5)
Team Area (Sq. Miles)
Washington 614,973
Iowa 230,939
Minnesota 211,206
Oregon 158,539
Washington State 142,187
Wisconsin 130,387
Top 5 Teams by Number of Counties/Parishes
Team Counties
Minnesota 216
Oregon 175
Iowa 175
Kentucky 153
Clemson 139
Top 5 Teams by Population
Team Population
Washington 20,852,000
USC 19,171,000
USF 13,304,000
Minnesota 12,331,000
Duke 12,314,000
Teams with the Most Territories
Territories Teams
6 Memphis Clemson
5 Kentucky USF
4 California Colorado GeorgiaMichigan Mississippi State TCU USC Oklahoma
Games this week with both teams on the map
Counties, Population, and Area show what the winning team will own
Counties Population Area
Penn State Iowa 229 10,769,422 263,108
Florida Kentucky 214 16,008,751 105,389
Mississippi State Georgia 185 15,660,772 146,348
Alabama Vanderbilt 157 8,540,835 129,646
TCU Oklahoma State 150 12,831,727 117,905
Washington Colorado 136 27,691,272 686,335
Michigan Purdue 117 7,860,108 107,564
Texas Tech Houston 94 8,360,959 124,595
Duke North Carolina 89 14,772,787 92,278
USC California 78 27,784,916 65,717
Ohio State UNLV 56 7,641,412 101,738
UCF Maryland 54 15,607,461 31,764
This could be much better if someone showed me how to use tables here. I'm normally pretty clever, but it eludes me.
This map answers this question. Every county starts off owned by the closest FBS team, but if a team is beaten their land is taken by the team that beat them.
Week 3 Territory Map
Animated Map
Top 6 Teams By Land Area
(If Alaska is excluded Washington falls out of top 5)
Team Area (Sq. Miles)
Washington 614,973
Iowa 230,939
Minnesota 211,206
Oregon 158,539
Washington State 142,187
Wisconsin 130,387
Top 5 Teams by Number of Counties/Parishes
Team Counties
Minnesota 216
Oregon 175
Iowa 175
Kentucky 153
Clemson 139
Top 5 Teams by Population
Team Population
Washington 20,852,000
USC 19,171,000
USF 13,304,000
Minnesota 12,331,000
Duke 12,314,000
Teams with the Most Territories
Territories Teams
6 Memphis Clemson
5 Kentucky USF
4 California Colorado GeorgiaMichigan Mississippi State TCU USC Oklahoma
Games this week with both teams on the map
Counties, Population, and Area show what the winning team will own
Counties Population Area
Penn State Iowa 229 10,769,422 263,108
Florida Kentucky 214 16,008,751 105,389
Mississippi State Georgia 185 15,660,772 146,348
Alabama Vanderbilt 157 8,540,835 129,646
TCU Oklahoma State 150 12,831,727 117,905
Washington Colorado 136 27,691,272 686,335
Michigan Purdue 117 7,860,108 107,564
Texas Tech Houston 94 8,360,959 124,595
Duke North Carolina 89 14,772,787 92,278
USC California 78 27,784,916 65,717
Ohio State UNLV 56 7,641,412 101,738
UCF Maryland 54 15,607,461 31,764
This could be much better if someone showed me how to use tables here. I'm normally pretty clever, but it eludes me.
