Observed arrival · 2026-10-26
Gameday Empires: College Football, Recast as a Land Grab
An interactive map assigns every U.S. county to a college football team, then transfers a losing team’s territory to its opponent.
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- College football fans who enjoy maps and friendly leagues
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- The homepage reports 25 empires remain in the 2026 season and previews 755,000 square miles at stake across 19 games.
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The map follows a winner-takes-the-loser’s-territory rule, with counties as the units of land. The homepage also links to views for teams, conferences, states, rivalries, and a reader’s county; its league feature describes friends drafting schools and competing by the territory those schools win. The page labels the college football map live after Week 8 and lists four other sports as coming soon.
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