North Carolina college football empire map · after Week 0 · Aug 27–29, 2026
Who owned North Carolina? East Carolina.
East Carolina controls 24.9% of North Carolina's land: 21 of its 100 counties. Charlotte is next with 12.3% (13 counties, home to 2.84M people). 11 schools split the state at kickoff; 11 remain now. NC State holds none of it.
North Carolina, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 24.9% | 21 | 1.2M |
| Charlotte | 12.3% | 13 | 2.84M |
| App State | 11.8% | 14 | 830K |
| Virginia | 11.5% | 9 | 2.28M |
| Wake Forest | 9.2% | 9 | 1.58M |
| Coastal Carolina | 8.5% | 6 | 643K |
| Old Dominion | 4.7% | 8 | 180K |
| Duke | 4.7% | 6 | 663K |
| Clemson | 4.5% | 6 | 271K |
| North Carolina | 4.2% | 4 | 444K |
| Tennessee | 3.7% | 4 | 116K |
Owners of North Carolina land, by week
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