North Carolina college football empire map · after Week 4 · Sep 24–26, 2026

Who owned North Carolina? Alabama.

Alabama controls 24.9% of North Carolina's land: 21 of its 100 counties. Oklahoma State is next with 20.0% (15 counties, home to 2.92M people). 11 schools split the state at kickoff; 10 remain now. App State, Charlotte, East Carolina, North Carolina, Wake Forest hold none of it.

North Carolina counties by owner after Week 4.

North Carolina, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Alabama24.9%211.2M
Oklahoma State20.0%152.92M
Charleston Southern12.3%132.84M
NC State11.8%14830K
Miami9.2%91.58M
Virginia Tech4.7%8180K
Duke4.7%6663K
Florida4.5%6271K
Clemson4.2%4444K
Texas3.7%4116K

Owners of North Carolina land, by week

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Largest North Carolina counties