CFBImperialism

The almanac · D-III · 2022–2026

D-III records of the war

Every season since 2022, replayed to the county. Each record links to the exact moment on the map.

Who holds the records?

The largest empire on the D-III imperialism map since 2022 was SUNY Cortland's 3,410,885 mi² (2,807 counties) in 2023. The biggest single conquest was SUNY Cortland taking 2,858,950 mi² from North Central College in a 38–37 win in 2023. The longest reign was Lewis & Clark's 8 straight weeks as the largest empire in 2026.

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Empire

The largest empires ever

peak holdings at any moment · square miles are planar estimates

№TeamSquare milesCountiesMoment
1SUNY CortlandD-III3,410,8852,8072023 · Bowls 1 ›
2North Central CollegeD-III3,337,5022,7002022 · Bowls 1 ›
3North Central CollegeD-III3,126,3662,8002024 · Bowls 1 ›
4North Central CollegeD-III2,858,9501,8732023 · Bowls 15 ›
5Wisconsin River FallsD-III2,471,7432,5942025 · Bowls 1 ›
6WartburgD-III2,222,2761,0642023 · Bowls 14 ›
7Mount UnionD-III1,895,6211,7532024 · Bowls 1 ›
8Mary Hardin BaylorD-III1,676,6566622022 · Week 14 ›
9Johns HopkinsD-III1,442,0099022024 · Week 16 ›
10WhitworthD-III1,419,3353332023 · Bowls 12 ›
11Bethel (MN)D-III1,384,1384292022 · Week 13 ›
12Mary Hardin BaylorD-III1,379,7847472024 · Week 15 ›

Conquest

The biggest single conquests

most land taken in one game

№WinnerTook it fromScoreSquare milesCountiesMoment
1SUNY CortlandD-IIINorth Central CollegeD-III38–372,858,9501,8732023 · Bowls 1 ›
2North Central CollegeD-IIIWartburgD-III34–272,222,2761,0642023 · Bowls 15 ›
3North Central CollegeD-IIIMount UnionD-III41–251,895,6211,7532024 · Bowls 1 ›
4North Central CollegeD-IIIMary Hardin BaylorD-III49–141,676,6566622022 · Week 15 ›
5Mount UnionD-IIIJohns HopkinsD-III45–371,442,0099022024 · Bowls 1 ›
6WartburgD-IIIWhitworthD-III42–201,419,3353332023 · Bowls 13 ›
7Mary Hardin BaylorD-IIIBethel (MN)D-III41–281,384,1384292022 · Week 14 ›
8Johns HopkinsD-IIIMary Hardin BaylorD-III17–101,379,7847472024 · Week 16 ›
9Bethel (MN)D-IIILinfieldD-III30–131,140,2282462022 · Week 13 ›
10Wisconsin River FallsD-IIINorth Central CollegeD-III24–141,131,8711,4652025 · Bowls 1 ›
11Mary Hardin BaylorD-IIILinfieldD-III28–18935,2191942024 · Week 15 ›
12Pacific LutheranD-IIIGeorge FoxD-III55–21749,645882025 · Week 12 ›

Upset

The wildest upsets

winner's pregame chance from CFBD Elo, land-moving games only

№WinnerOverChanceScoreSquare milesMoment

Reign

The longest reigns

consecutive weeks as the largest empire

№TeamWeeksSpan
1Lewis & ClarkD-III82026 · Week 1 – Week 8
2Pacific LutheranD-III82025 · Week 12 – Bowls 14
3WartburgD-III82023 · Week 5 – Bowls 11
4LinfieldD-III72022 · Week 6 – Week 12
5Lewis & ClarkD-III62025 · Week 2 – Week 7
6Wisconsin River FallsD-III52025 · Week 14 – Bowls 1
7George FoxD-III42025 · Week 8 – Week 11
8Pacific (OR)D-III42024 · Week 3 – Week 6
9Pacific LutheranD-III42024 · Week 7 – Week 10
10LinfieldD-III42024 · Week 11 – Week 14
11Lewis & ClarkD-III42022 · Week 1 – Week 4
12Puget SoundD-III22023 · Week 1 – Week 2

Raid

The great raiders

peak empires won by FCS, D-II and D-III programs

№TeamSquare milesCountiesMoment

Campaign

Most conquests in a season

land-moving wins

№TeamWinsSeason
1Wisconsin River FallsD-III92025 ›
2North Central CollegeD-III92025 ›
3North Central CollegeD-III92024 ›
4SUNY CortlandD-III82023 ›
5North Central CollegeD-III82022 ›
6Johns HopkinsD-III72025 ›
7SusquehannaD-III72024 ›
8Mount UnionD-III72024 ›
9Mount UnionD-III72022 ›
10Randolph MaconD-III62024 ›
11Saint John's (MN)D-III62024 ›
12Randolph MaconD-III62023 ›

Finish

Largest at season's end

the final map, by square miles

№TeamSquare milesCountiesSeason
1SUNY CortlandD-III3,410,8852,8072023 ›
2North Central CollegeD-III3,337,5022,7002022 ›
3North Central CollegeD-III3,126,3662,8002024 ›
4Wisconsin River FallsD-III2,471,7432,5942025 ›
5Lewis & ClarkD-III749,645882026 ›
6Pacific LutheranD-III749,645882025 ›
7LinfieldD-III548,7591632026 ›
8Texas LutheranD-III411,5642702026 ›
9AlmaD-III377,8672192024 ›
10Saint John's (MN)D-III347,2083072026 ›
11Mary Hardin BaylorD-III189,0951822025 ›
12BerryD-III168,1872702026 ›

Season by season

Every campaign at a glance

end leader · peak empire · first FBS program to lose everything

SeasonFinished #1Square milesPeak empireEmpiresBattlesRaidsBiggest conquestFirst to fall
2026liveLewis & ClarkD-III749,645
Lewis & ClarkD-III2026 · 749,645 mi² · Week 3 ›
472480
Lewis & ClarkD-III2026 · 600,000 mi² · Week 1 ›
ChicagoD-III2026 · Week 1 ›
2025Wisconsin River FallsD-III2,471,743
Wisconsin River FallsD-III2025 · 2,471,743 mi² · Bowls 1 ›
133040
Wisconsin River FallsD-III2025 · 1,131,871 mi² · Bowls 1 ›
AverettD-III2025 · Week 2 ›
2024North Central CollegeD-III3,126,366
North Central CollegeD-III2024 · 3,126,366 mi² · Bowls 1 ›
73200
North Central CollegeD-III2024 · 1,895,621 mi² · Bowls 1 ›
HiramD-III2024 · Week 2 ›
2023SUNY CortlandD-III3,410,885
SUNY CortlandD-III2023 · 3,410,885 mi² · Bowls 1 ›
72860
SUNY CortlandD-III2023 · 2,858,950 mi² · Bowls 1 ›
HiramD-III2023 · Week 1 ›
2022North Central CollegeD-III3,337,502
North Central CollegeD-III2022 · 3,337,502 mi² · Bowls 1 ›
102890
North Central CollegeD-III2022 · 1,676,656 mi² · Week 15 ›
Anderson (IN)D-III2022 · Week 1 ›