North Carolina college football empire map · after Week 3 · Sep 17–19, 2026
Who owned North Carolina? Alabama.
Alabama controls 24.9% of North Carolina's land: 21 of its 100 counties. West Virginia is next with 20.0% (15 counties, home to 2.92M people). 11 schools split the state at kickoff; 10 remain now. Charlotte, East Carolina, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest hold none of it.
North Carolina, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 24.9% | 21 | 1.2M |
| West Virginia | 20.0% | 15 | 2.92M |
| Charleston Southern | 12.3% | 13 | 2.84M |
| App State | 11.8% | 14 | 830K |
| Miami | 9.2% | 9 | 1.58M |
| Virginia Tech | 4.7% | 8 | 180K |
| Duke | 4.7% | 6 | 663K |
| Ole Miss | 4.5% | 6 | 271K |
| Clemson | 4.2% | 4 | 444K |
| Tennessee | 3.7% | 4 | 116K |
Owners of North Carolina land, by week
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