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By Thomas Gessner
With teams finally playing in their respective conference tournaments, the regular season has come to an end as March Madness begins. Some teams will rise to the occasion and others will see their seasons fizzle out as they fight to earn limited spots in the big dance.
Punched Their Ticket UNC Greensboro (SoCon Tournament Champions) On Monday, UNCG pulled off the rare sweep in three meetings against a hungry Mercer team to win the SoCon tournament and cement a spot in the NCAA tournament. The Spartans will not be a particularly high seed, but the squad led by senior guard Isaiah Miller -- a two-time SoCon Player of the Year -- certainly has upset potential and should not be underrated. Appalachian State (Sun Belt Tournament Champions) Seemingly out of nowhere, the 4-seed Appalachian State took home the Sun Belt Championship on Monday, beating top-seeded Georgia State. With that victory, the Mountaineers secured a bid to participate in the NCAA tournament, their first appearance in over twenty years. The team was not expected to make it this far, and while they will surely be a very low seed, they’ve already proved that anything can happen. Still In The Hunt UNC Chapel Hill (6th Seed, ACC Tournament) The Tar Heels won handily on Wednesday night against the lower seeded Notre Dame in the second round of the ACC tournament. While UNC finished the season strong and are in good position for a March Madness placement, every win in the ACC tournament helps, and now they look forward to a matchup against the three-seed Virginia Tech. North Carolina A&T (1st Seed, MEAC Tournament) North Carolina A&T holds a top-seed in the MEAC, with their first game on Friday against the winner of Norfolk State vs. NC Central. The Aggies have a solid chance to win it all and punch a ticket to March Madness, which would be their first appearance since 2013, an accomplishment on its own. North Carolina Central (3rd Seed, MEAC Tournament) NC Central is a three-seed in a weak MEAC, and they will get to play Norfolk State in the second round of the tournament on Thursday. If they win that game, they will have to face fellow North Carolina team NC A&T, who defeated the Eagles in both of their regular season matchups. Duke (10th Seed, ACC Tournament) Duke would need to win the ACC tournament to get into the NCAA tournament, and while that seemed highly unlikely, especially after the crushing loss to UNC to close the season, they’ve had very impressive victories against Boston College and Louisville. Their postseason run could run into a wall when the Blue Devils play the Florida State Seminoles on Thursday, however. East Carolina (11th Seed, AAC Tournament) On Thursday, East Carolina will be facing six-seed Central Florida, who they previously lost to by just four points. ECU no stranger to pulling off upsets, after defeating then-No. 5 Houston in February, but the Pirates aren’t playing for much other than being a spoiler team. Season’s All But Over North Carolina State (Second Round Exit, ACC Tournament) The Wolf Pack was utterly destroyed by Syracuse on Wednesday in an unexpectedly lopsided 31-point defeat. This is a sad way for NC State’s season to end, but an ending nonetheless. Campbell (Big South Tournament Runner-Ups) Campbell was not able to take home gold in the Big South tournament, losing in the championship to Winthrop by 27 points. The Fighting Camels upset higher-seeded Radford to make the final round, and that is an impressive feat in itself considering their slower start to the season and the competitive conference. Wake Forest (First Round Exit, ACC Tournament) Wake Forest lost in one of the worst ways on Tuesday, falling to a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Notre Dame in the first round of the ACC tournament, marking a frustrating but poetic end to the Demon Deacons’ season. Gardner-Webb (Second Round Exit, Big South Tournament) Gardner-Webb’s season ended their season on Monday with a six-point loss to a superior Campbell team in what was an expected outcome, but it was still a close enough game to keep Bulldog fans excited up until the end. Western Carolina (First Round Exit, SoCon Tournament) Western Carolina and the Citadel decided not to play defense in their first round matchup last Friday, with WCU losing by 14 points in a 100-86 game. That lack of defensive effort, combined with the inability to outscore opponents, sums up the Catamount’s season. Davidson (Semi-Finalists, Atlantic 10 Tournament) Davidson’s season came to a close in the second round against the talented VCU Rams on Saturday, marking the end of the team’s up and down season. However, Wildcat senior Kellan Grady being named to the All-Conference First Team is something to be proud of. UNC Asheville (Second Round Exit, Big South Tournament) Asheville disappointed in the first round of the Big South tournament, losing to the lower seeded Longwood by 16 points, marking an end to an inconsistent season. UNC Wilmington (First Round Exit, CAA Tournament) Wilmington lost to William and Mary, another unimpressive team, in the first round of the CAA Tournament on Saturday. High Point (Second Round Exit, Big South Tournament) While High Point was able to make it to the second round of the Big South Tournament, they had to face a dominant Winthrop team that would eventually win it all and punch their tickets to the NCAA Tournament. Elon (CAA Tournament Runner-Ups) Elon almost pulled off a Cinderella moment in the CAA Tournament, winning three straight games as the eight-seed to make it all the way to the finals, where they fell to another unlikely team, the Drexel Dragons. It is a fun way to end the season for the Phoenix, after a dismal regular season lagged by COVID-19 cancellations. UNC Charlotte (5th Seed, CUSA Tournament) Charlotte lost by ten points to UTSA on Wednesday, bringing their disappointing season to an end after going just 9-16. ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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By Lucas Thomae
NC College Beat has decided to consolidate the COVID-19 data from North Carolina’s many schools and put them here, where we will update the numbers each week throughout the semester.
Below, we have cumulative cases, positive test rates, and more from all of the UNC System schools plus the five largest private schools in the state. Schools are ordered from largest to smallest, based on enrollment. Notes:
UNC System North Carolina State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 8 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 7 (↓4) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 1,336 (↑25) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 3 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 7 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 3 (↓15) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown* Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.4% (↑0.2%) * 2,024 total positive cases since July 1, 2020 (↑12) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 8 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 3 (↓4) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 814 (↑26) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 4 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.1% (↓0.3%) East Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 7 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 13 (↑11) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 602 (↑23) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 7 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1% Appalachian State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 9 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 420 (↑54) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 2 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 2.3% (↓0.1%) * 51 active student cases on March 2 (↑10) University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 8 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 4 (↑1) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 184 (↑5) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 8 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 6 (↑3) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 336 (↑27) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.7% (↑0.1%) North Carolina A&T University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 5 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 291 (↑10) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 1 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.3% (↓0.4%) Western Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 9 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 17 (↓6) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 206 (↑24) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 3.9% (↑1.4%) University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 8 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 62 (↑2) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown** * 3 current active student cases (↓2) ** 2.3% in latest surveillance testing period North Carolina Central University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 4 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 108 (↑2) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown Fayetteville State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 8 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 72 (↑6) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 2 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown * 7 active student cases (↑5) Winston-Salem State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 8 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 50 (↑4) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown University of North Carolina at Asheville (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 9 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 1 (↑1) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 52 (↑1) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0% Elizabeth City State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 8 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 1 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 31 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown (for students considered high-activity) University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 8 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 8 (↓21) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 61 (↑2) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 6.7% (↓0.2%) North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 5 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 8 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown Private Schools Duke University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 7 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 3: 480 (↑57) Clusters Reported since Jan. 3: 2 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.3% (↑0.2%) * 53 students in isolation (↑27) and 142 students in quarantine (↑58) over the past week Wake Forest University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 8 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 923 (↑18) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.3% (↓0.6%) * 14 active cases on March 8 (↓6) Elon University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 9 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 5 (↑1) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.2% (↓0.2%) * 104 total students in quarantine/isolation (↓55) Campbell University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 9 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 0 (↓2) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown High Point University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: not reported/unknown On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown * 10 active student cases (↓13) The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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UNC System North Carolina State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 1 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 11 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 1,311 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 3 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 1 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 18 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown* Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.2% * 2,012 total positive cases since July 1, 2020 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 1 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 7 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 788 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 4 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.4% East Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 2 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 2 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 579 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 7 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1% Appalachian State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 2 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 366 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 2 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 2.4% * 41 active student cases on March 2 University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 1 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 3 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 179 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 1 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 3 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 309 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.6% North Carolina A&T University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 1 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 281 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 1 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.7% Western Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 2 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 23 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 182 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 2.5% University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 1 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 60 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown** * 5 current active student cases ** 2.3% in latest surveillance testing period North Carolina Central University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 1 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 106 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown Fayetteville State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 2 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 66 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 2 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown * 2 active student cases Winston-Salem State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 1 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 46 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown University of North Carolina at Asheville (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 2 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 0 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 51 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0% Elizabeth City State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 1 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 1 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 31 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown (for students considered high-activity) University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 1 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 29 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 59 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 6.9% North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 27 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 8 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown Private Schools Duke University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 28 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 3: 423 Clusters Reported since Jan. 3: 2 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.1% * 26 students in isolation and 84 students in quarantine over the past week Wake Forest University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 1 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 905 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.9% * 20 active cases on March 1 Elon University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 2 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.4% * 159 total students in quarantine/isolation Campbell University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 2 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 2 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown High Point University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: not reported/unknown On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown * 23 active student cases Further Reading: See how last week's COVID-19 case and cluster numbers compare ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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By Lucas Thomae
NC College Beat has decided to consolidate the COVID-19 data from North Carolina’s many schools and put them here, where we will update the numbers each week throughout the semester.
Below, we have cumulative cases, positive test rates, and more from all of the UNC System schools plus the five largest private schools in the state. Schools are ordered from largest to smallest, based on enrollment. Notes:
UNC System North Carolina State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 36 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 1,257 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 3 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 21 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 25 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown* Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.9%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 21 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 12 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 725 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 4 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.2%
East Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 21 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 17 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 547 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 7 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 2%
Appalachian State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 23 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 316 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 2 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 2.2%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 12 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 169 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 21 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 10 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 283 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.6%
North Carolina A&T University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 271 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 1 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 4.4%
Western Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 23 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 14 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 150 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 2.9%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 55 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown**
** 2.3% in latest surveillance testing period North Carolina Central University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 23 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 108 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
Fayetteville State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 63 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
Winston-Salem State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 21 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 42 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
University of North Carolina at Asheville (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 23 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 3 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 49 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 3.1%
Elizabeth City State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 4 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 28 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 20 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 47 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 19 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 7 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
Private Schools Duke University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 21 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 3: 397 Clusters Reported since Jan. 3: 2 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.1%
Wake Forest University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 856 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 5.0%
Elon University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.5%
Campbell University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 19 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 6 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
High Point University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: not reported/unknown On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
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By Lucas Thomae
NC State sent out a notification on Friday, Feb. 19 that they had identified a cluster of COVID-19 at a house in Greek Village.
A cluster is defined by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services as five or more COVID-19 cases in close proximity to each other. This is the third cluster that NC State has identified in 2021. This is the first cluster associated with Greek Life that the school has identified this semester. In the fall, ten of the 27 clusters reported by NC State were associated with Greek Life. According to NC State’s COVID-19 Dashboard, there have been 1,182 positive COVID-19 cases between students and employees this year. On Thursday, Feb. 18, the school reported 74 positive cases, which is among their highest counts of any day this year. ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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By Thomas Gessner
A new number one spot and multiple in-state matchups shuffle up the power rankings as North Carolina’s 18 Division I basketball programs get closer to their respective conference tournaments.
1. UNC Chapel Hill (13-7, 7-5 ACC) The Tar Heels were unable to exceed expectations against Virginia on Saturday, falling 48-60. But they picked up a solid 20-point win in a quickly-scheduled Northeastern matchup on Wednesday in place of the originally planned Miami matchup which was canceled last week. The Tar Heels find themselves on the bubble of the NCAA tournament, a position they are not used to being in. However, a solid Northeastern win and a UNCG loss is enough to propel UNC up to No. 1 in the rankings. 2. UNC Greensboro (15-7, 10-4 SoCon) UNCG could not hold on Wednesday against fellow SoCon team VMI, a team that is about as impressive at home (11-1) as they are disastrous away (1-9). While the Keydets handed the Spartans an eleven point defeat, Greensboro had previously beaten the Virginia Military Institute by almost twenty, so UNCG fans shouldn’t worry too much. The Spartans fall in the rankings for the first time since the rankings were first published. 3. Davidson (10-5, 6-2 Atlantic 10) Davidson has become such a difficult team to rank, with yet another week without any games played, but hope is on the horizon if the Wildcats can play against Southern Virginia this week. 4. Appalachian State (12-7, 6-4 Sun Belt) App State went gameless this week, but their five remaining games allow the Mountaineers a chance to rise the ranks of the Sun Belt conference, currently third, with back-to-back games against South Alabama, the two seed. 5. Duke (9-8, 7-6 ACC) The Duke Blue Devils kept it in state and in conference, defeating NC State and Wake Forest in two big away victories, an area where Duke has struggled this season. With a tough schedule ahead to close out the already challenging year for the Blue Devils, a revenge victory against Chapel Hill on March 6 could give the team needed momentum going into the ACC tournament. 6. North Carolina State (9-9, 5-8 ACC) NC State suffered against a weak Duke squad, but rallied in a close win on Wednesday against Pitt, a team that was once thought to be quite competitive but has dipped drastically following an impressive start. The Wolfpack have not reached the level of play that they might have expected given their veteran backcourt and early winning streak. 7. UNC Asheville (10-9, 9-5 Big South) Asheville fans might want to wait until the tournament to cheer, because that might be the next time the Bulldogs play, with a season filled with postponements and cancellations. 8. Campbell (12-9, 8-6 Big South) Campbell finally participated in two games the past week, with back-to-back wins against a weak USC upstate, but important games nonetheless to remain competitive in the Big South, and keep the team ready for the tournament as the season concludes. 9. East Carolina (8-8, 2-8 AAC) East Carolina takes Campbells’s spot as a team with no games, since this turbulent year has made itself more than present in these teams’ seasons. 10. UNC Charlotte (9-11, 5-7 CUSA) The Niners collapsed against Old Dominion in their second matchup, and those two lapses have resulted in a deflation of the team, who now have four straight losses on the books. 11. North Carolina A&T (8-9, 4-0 MEAC) The Aggies jumped in the rankings as a result of Wake’s shortcomings, but yet another week without games keeps impressions of this team limited. 12. Wake Forest (6-10, 3-10 ACC) Last week I said Wake Forest always stayed competitive, and an overtime loss to Florida State, one of the best teams in the country, proved the Deacons’ grit, but that is not enough, and Wednesday’s blowout loss to Duke proves that. 13. Western Carolina (9-13, 2-11 SoCon) Western Carolina’s performance in their conference has been incredibly disappointing, and the Catamount’s place in these rankings has been dependent on their performance against other North Carolina teams, as well as teams that NC schools have faced. Losses to Chattanooga and Furman further cement their conference strruggles. 14. North Carolina Central (4-5, 2-2 MEAC) NC Central might accomplish something big for North Carolina teams, that being the team with the fewest games played. 15. High Point (8-11, 6-8 Big South) High Point continued to trade wins with back-to-back matchups, winning then losing to Charleston Southern, keeping the team at a point of equilibrium. 16. UNC Wilmington (7-8, 1-5 CAA) Wilmington remains gameless, but I don’t imagine their record would look much better even if they could play in their conference. 17. Gardner-Webb (9-14, 8-10 Big South) Gardner-Webb snapped a four game losing streak with a recent win over fellow Big South team, Radford, but two straight losses to Longwood kept the Bulldogs from rising in the Big South. 18. Elon (4-8, 1-7 CAA) Elon traded wins with Charleston in a back-to-back over the weekend, picking up their first conference win of the season. Further reading:See how this week's rankings differ from last week ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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By Lucas Thomae
The COVID-19 Dashboard: By now, that collection of charts and graphs has become a staple of every school’s pandemic response webpage.
NC College Beat has decided to consolidate the COVID-19 data from North Carolina’s many schools and put them here, where we will update the numbers each week throughout the semester. Below, we have cumulative cases, positive test rates, and more from all of the UNC System schools plus the five largest private schools in the state. Schools are ordered from largest to smallest, based on enrollment. Notes:
UNC System North Carolina State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 15 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 26 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 1,072 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 2 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 15 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 1 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown* Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.5%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 15 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 10 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 695 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 4 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.2%
East Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 16 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 7 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 508 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 6 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 3%
Appalachian State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 16 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 44 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 266 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 2.8%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 15 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 13 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 165 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 15 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 14 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 261 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.4%
North Carolina A&T University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 15 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 257 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 1 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 2.3%
Western Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 16 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 3 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 120 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.3%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 15 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 5 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 46 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
North Carolina Central University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 15 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 95 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
Fayetteville State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 15 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 4 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 59 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
Winston-Salem State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 15 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 40 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
University of North Carolina at Asheville (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 15 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 9 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 45 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 3.8%
Elizabeth City State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 15 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 10 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 28 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 15 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 4 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 42 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.7%
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 13 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 7 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
Private Schools Duke University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 14 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 24 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 3: 372 Clusters Reported since Jan. 3: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.1%
Wake Forest University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 15 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 788 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 7.5%
Elon University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 16 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 225 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.6%
Campbell University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 16 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 19 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
High Point University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 16 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 19 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
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By Thomas Gessner
Chapel Hill’s victory over Duke has shaken up the power rankings, but will it be enough for the Tar Heels to hold the #1 spot in our rankings, and will Duke remain in the top 5?
1. UNC Greensboro (14-6, 9-3 SoCon) UNCG did not let a tough loss against Furman on Tuesday keep the team down, winning the second game in the series, and as a result, staying atop of the North Carolina power rankings. With their hardest competition behind them, the Spartans should start to look towards the SoCon tournament, where this team’s legacy for the season will be determined with a shot at the NCAA Tournament on the line. 2. UNC Chapel Hill (12-6, 7-4 ACC) The Tar Heels are dealing with scandal after a leaked video of UNC players partying maskless caused Miami to pull out of their game which was scheduled for Monday. Luckily for Chapel Hill, off-court behavior has no effect on the power rankings, and a big win against the rival Blue Devils on Saturday keps Chapel Hill in contention as one of the best team in the state. At this point in the season, for UNC to take the #1 spot, it will take another win over Duke, and a victory over some of the better ACC teams, specifically Virginia and Virginia Tech. 3. Davidson (10-5, 6-2 Atlantic 10) Davidson has had another week of no games, with four postponed games in a row, but what was written last week will be maintained: a win over the talented VCU will give the team credibility heading into the A10 tournament. 4. Appalachian State (12-7, 6-4 Sun Belt) App State had two games postponed and two canceled this week, but still have a fair amount of games remaining in their season, before heading into the Sun Belt tournament, with a chance to create a splash before March Madness. 5. Duke (7-8, 5-6 ACC) Duke might have been handed the toughest and most personal loss of their season against the Tar Heels, and then proceeded to lose to a Notre Dame team at home, the originally nationally ranked squad has failed to meet expectations, but despite the disappointment, The Blue Devils are still one of the better North Carolina teams. With upcoming games against NC State, Wake Forest, and an anticipated rematch against the Tar Heels, Duke has a chance to get back into winning form. 6. North Carolina State (8-8, 4-7 ACC) Another loss to the Syracuse Orange and a victory against Boston College (the worst ACC team) will keep NC State from making much of an impact in these rankings. There are no easy games left for The Wolfpack this season, but anything could happen against inconsistent Duke, Pitt, and Notre Dame teams. 7. UNC Asheville (10-9, 9-5 Big South) Asheville keeps an identical record, and is yet another team to suffer from a lack of games due to postponements/cancellations. To prevent anyone from forgetting, this is the team that cannot win two games in a row against the same team, and with three back-to-backs left, it is up to the Bulldogs to try to break that stigma with a notable upcoming series against Campbell. 8. Campbell (10-9, 6-6 Big South) Campbell is another team without any games this week, and continues the trend of COVID-affected teams without much to talk about. 9. East Carolina (8-8, 2-8 AAC) Following one of the biggest upsets of the season, East Carolina returns to planet Earth with losses to Memphis and SMU, not bad teams, but not nearly as impressive as Houston. The Pirate’s conference woes continue, and so does a tough schedule, with games against Wichita State, Temple, Tulsa, and a rematch with Houston. 10. UNC Charlotte (9-10, 5-6 CUSA) Charlotte struggled this past week, with three close losses against Middle Tennessee and Old Dominion, with the latter game going into overtime. These losses stain Charlotte’s previously positive record, and adds uncertainty for the team for the remainder of the season. 11. Wake Forest (6-8, 3-8 ACC) A win against a terrible Boston College team is not enough to cheer up Wake Forest fans, but Wake has been much more level the last few weeks, playing roughly .500 basketball. The rest of the Deacon’s schedule is undeniably tough, but expect some surprises from a Wake Forest team that has stayed competitive. 12. North Carolina A&T (8-9, 4-0 MEAC) The Aggies had no games in the last week, and the lack of games leaves a lack of words in a weekly power ranking, but look out for A&T in the MEAC tournament, especially if the team keeps that perfect record. 13. Western Carolina (9-11, 2-9 SoCon) Western Carolina’s tour of Southern military academies failed to increase their winning percentage, as the Catamounts lost to the Citadel, then proceeded to defeat a VMI team that defeated WCU by 26 points earlier in the season. The Catamounts have to close out the season on a tough schedule, with back-to-back UNCG games looking particularly challenging. 14. North Carolina Central (4-5, 2-2 MEAC) The Florida A&M Rattlers dismantled NC Central’s positive record and undefeated streak in the MEAC, and in doing so has added to the narrative that the Eagles cannot win away from home, with an 0-5 record outside of Durham. Will this persist when the Eagles face a winless South Carolina State team in Orangeburg on Saturday? 15. UNC Wilmington (7-8, 1-5 CAA) A lack of games this past week keeps Wilmington safe from any movement on their behalf, and the main hope for the team is that they will be able to play some more conference games, especially if the Seahawks can improve their record in the CAA. 16. High Point (7-10, 4-6 Big South) High Point traded wins with Hampton, the first game being a convincing 72-58 victory and the second being a close loss to a team that went hot while High Point went cold, shooting an abysmal 26.9% from three on 26 attempts. 17. Gardner-Webb (8-12, 7-8 Big South) Gardner-Webb attempted to regain some lost momentum after the two losses to High Point with two victories over Presbyterian, only to follow up with a loss to a lacking USC Upstate team with only four wins on the season. With Webb’s regular season drawing to a close, fans should look forward to the final games against Longwood, but do not expect any easy wins from the Bulldogs. 18. Elon (3-7, 0-6 CAA) Elon continues to be consistent, holding down the 18th spot on the power rankings with another loss to an underwhelming James Madison squad. The multiple postponements in Elon’s schedule has hurt the team, and is a factor that cannot be held against the team, but even the games they have had have been disappointing to say the least. Further Reading: See how this week's rankings differ from last week ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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By Lucas Thomae
The COVID-19 Dashboard: By now, that collection of charts and graphs has become a staple of every school’s pandemic response webpage.
NC College Beat has decided to consolidate the COVID-19 data from North Carolina’s many schools and put them here, where we will update the numbers each week throughout the semester. Below, we have cumulative cases, positive test rates, and more from all of the UNC System schools plus the five largest private schools in the state. Schools are ordered from largest to smallest, based on enrollment. Notes:
UNC System North Carolina State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 8 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 29 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 1,141 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 2 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.4%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 8 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 12 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown* Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.9%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 8 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 34 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 648 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 4 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.4%
East Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 8 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 14 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 436 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 4 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 2%
Appalachian State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 9 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 37 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 214 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.1%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 8 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 17 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 142 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 7 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 13 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 204 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 4.3%
North Carolina A&T University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 7 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 240 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 1 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 4.4%
Western Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 8 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 7 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 101 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.7%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 8 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 6 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 35 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
North Carolina Central University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 8 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 89 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
Fayetteville State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 8 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 8 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 54 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
Winston-Salem State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 8 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 27 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
University of North Carolina at Asheville (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 8 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 16 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 36 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 12%
Elizabeth City State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 8 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 3 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 27 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 8 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 1 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 38 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 5 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 3 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
Private Schools Duke University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 7 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 40 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 3: 352 Clusters Reported since Jan. 3: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.2%
Wake Forest University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 8 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 45 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 508 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 19.1%
Elon University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 9 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 225 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.3%
Campbell University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 9 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 19 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
High Point University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: Feb. 9 Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 18 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown
Further Reading: Check out last week's COVID-19 updates and see how they compare ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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By Thomas Gessner
The Spartans stayed dominant, but numerous upsets created a lot of movement among the teams this week. Here are NC College Beat’s official power rankings of the Hoop State’s 18 Division I basketball programs:
1. UNC Greensboro (12-5, 7-2 SoCon) UNCG sits atop both the power rankings and the SoCon after their wins over VMI and the Citadel this past week. The Spartans have now won seven games in a row and look to keep rolling in conference play. 2. Davidson (10-5, 6-2 Atlantic 10) Despite not playing any games this week, Davidson has moved up a spot in the rankings. Looking forward, Davidson’s biggest obstacle left in the season is 13-4 VCU, who they must play twice in their final seven games. 3. UNC Chapel Hill (11-6, 6-4 ACC) What is there to be said that hasn’t already been stated by sports commentators and repeated by aggregators? The Tar Heels have been unable to stay consistent, losing on Tuesday to a Clemson squad that was blown out just a few days ago by Duke. A bad showing by freshman point guard Caleb Love and too many turnovers led to the team’s downfall. The question going into Saturday night for UNC will be a simple one: Does the team have what it takes to beat their biggest rivals and keep this season afloat? 4. UNC Asheville (10-9, 9-5 Big South) Asheville made a big splash last Friday with their win over previously undefeated Winthrop. The Bulldogs have had trouble beating the same team twice (Radford, Gardner-Webb, Winthrop, Hampton, Longwood), but they are still an effective basketball team with a very solid conference record. 5. Duke (7-6, 5-4 ACC) The Blue Devils cannot create space between their wins and losses, making for a very frustrating season. After Duke pulverized the credible Clemson Tigers last week, they squandered that win with a loss to a poor Miami team. Duke is still a top five team in the state, but Saturday’s game against UNC could very well change that. 6. Appalachian State (12-7, 6-4 Sun Belt) This past week, the Mountaineers were handed two tough losses from Troy, a team that is just tenth in the Sun Belt. The conference has been quite competitive though, and the Mountaineers have looked good overall. Their upcoming matchups with Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern will be very important if they want to keep their hopes of being conference champions alive. 7. UNC Charlotte (9-7, 5-3 CUSA) Charlotte boosted their conference record with two wins against a bad Florida International team this week, keeping themselves notable in Conference USA. 8. North Carolina State (7-7, 3-6 ACC) The Wolfpack kept things close against Virginia tonight, but a loss to the AP No. 17 team prevented NC State from making any big leaps in the rankings, especially considering their troubles in conference play. 9. East Carolina (8-6, 1-6 AAC) East Carolina was like a secret mailman, delivering one of the most surprising upsets of the season with a ten point victory against No. Houston on Wednesday. The victory marks the squad’s first ever win against a top five team. This win changes the whole perspective on the Pirates, who have been downright bad in conference play this season. 10. Campbell (10-9, 6-6 Big South) Campbell continues to be an alright team, recovering from two close losses to Radford with two victories over Charleston Southern this week. With four games left, the Fighting Camels hope to make a run with two back-to-back series against Hampton and USC Upstate. 11. Wake Forest (5-8, 2-8 ACC) Wake Forest has just not figured it out in the ACC Even though the team had a dominant outing against Miami, they followed it up with a blowout loss to a struggling Notre Dame team. Credit to the Demon Deacons though; they manage to stay competitive in most games, but just lack the talent to seal the deal most of the time. 12. North Carolina A&T (8-9, 4-0 MEAC) The Aggies remain dominant in a weak MEAC North, and two wins against Florida A&M this week continues their hot streak. However, A&T’s unceremonious start to the season still holds the team back from any substantial movement. 13. North Carolina Central (4-3, 2-0 MEAC) NC Central finally got some more wins on the board, albeit against Carver College and winless South Carolina State. They are a team that has not played enough basketball to garner a deep opinion, so for now, the main point to be made about the Eagles’ record is that the MEAC conference is truly downtrodden. 14. Western Carolina (8-10, 1-8 SoCon) Western Carolina’s troubles in the SoCon reflect their standing in the power rankings, especially with the loss to the Chattanooga Mocs on Wednesday. The Catamounts are limping their way to the end of the season now. 15. UNC Wilmington (7-8, 1-5 CAA) Wilmington has suffered in the CAA, and two losses to Hofstra have not helped the team in the standings, but Wilmington overall has been a competitive team against fellow North Carolina schools, and that is the difference maker keeping the Seahawks from falling big in the power rankings. 16. High Point (6-9, 4-6 Big South) High Point has generated some momentum with two valuable wins over a Gardner-Webb team that was thought to be relatively good at this point in the season. The question at hand for High Point, and Gardner-Webb for that matter, is the following: Was the win impressive for High Point, or revealing for Gardner-Webb? At this point, it is safe to say that both sentiments can be accurate. 17. Gardner-Webb (6-11, 5-7 Big South) Gardner-Webb fell big in the power rankings after losing to a disastrous High Point team twice. They had been consistent in the Big South and had a fine record against NC schools, but these losses put the team below almost every team, barring the pitiful Elon squad. 18. Elon (3-6, 0-5 CAA) Elon cannot catch a break. In fact, they don’t seem like they can catch a basketball. With zero wins against a single CAA team, and a schedule that includes some of the weakest competition in division 1 basketball. Further Reading: See how this week's rankings differ from last week ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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