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North Carolina college football empire map · after Week 7 · Oct 8–11, 2025

Who owned North Carolina? Duke.

Duke controls 54.0% of North Carolina's land: 45 of its 100 counties. Kennesaw State is next with 24.1% (27 counties, home to 3.67M people). 11 schools split the state at kickoff; 6 remain now. App State, Charlotte, East Carolina, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest hold none of it.

North Carolina counties by owner after Week 7.

North Carolina, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Duke54.0%455.7M
Kennesaw State24.1%273.67M
Indiana9.4%14843K
Ole Miss4.5%6271K
Utah4.2%4444K
Alabama3.7%4116K

Owners of North Carolina land, by week

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Largest North Carolina counties

Wake CountyMecklenburg CountyGuilford CountyForsyth CountyDurham CountyCumberland CountyBuncombe CountyUnion CountyJohnston CountyCabarrus CountyNew Hanover CountyGaston County