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By Thomas Gessner
No men’s college basketball team from North Carolina was able to make it out of the first round of the NCAA tournament this year, a rarity considering the depth and history of teams in the Old North State.
Appalachian State, after making their first tournament in twenty years, fell to Norfolk State in their play-in game. Meanwhile, UNC Chapel Hill fell to the Wisconsin Badgers by 23 points, and while there is a tiny chance that the Tar Heels were honoring the great Michael Jordan with that number, it’s more likely that they were seeded artificially high because of some past pedigree. UNCG lost by a less embarrassing margin to Florida State, and they kept the game competitive through the defensive heroics of graduating guard Isaiah Miller, but ultimately it wasn’t enough. Now that these programs’ chances at title for this season are over, there are some interesting developments and possibilities for the coming season that could have a great impact on all three schools. Appalachian State While App State’s showing in the NCAA tournament was disappointing and brief, very few people expected the Mountaineers to even have a chance at making March Madness. The team completely outperformed their seeding in the Sun Belt Tournament by upsetting Georgia State, which should be pride enough for any fan of the program. This recent success shouldn’t be surprising though, because it all correlates to the hiring of head coach Dustin Kerns in 2019. Kerns has helped turn the program into a winning team with true aspirations, doing so by coaching seasons that broke historic droughts, like his 18-win debut season, which was the most wins by a rookie head coach at App State since 1942. This statistic is even more impressive considering that the college has had 22 head coaches. Another impressive feat by Kerns has been the quick turnaround into multiple winning records in and out of the Sun Belt conference, anchored by a great defense. Besides the coaching changes, the Mountaineers have a talented, balanced roster, where no one player is carrying the offensive or defensive load. If that doesn’t sound good enough, they are a young team that is not overly-reliant on graduating seniors, meaning that this team looks like they will only improve next season. The team’s high steal total and top 50 NCAA defense will be enough to keep Appalachian State competitive, but improvements in scoring efficiency for the team would make them contenders to repeat on the Sun Belt title. UNC Greensboro Another great defensive team that lacks a well-rounded offense is UNCG’s Spartans, who have some bigger question marks than App State in the future. This lies mainly in versatile guard Isaiah Miller, who is graduating after winning SoCon player of the year and defensive player of the year for the second season in a row. This past season, Miller posted 19.2 points, 4 assists, and 2.6 steals per game, placing him 9th in the NCAA for steals. He anchored both the offense and defense with his skill and sheer athleticism, and UNCG will likely struggle to replace his contributions next season. Miller was a poor shooter, but he was not alone with the Spartans shooting 42.4 percent from the field and 30 percent from three, and going below 70 percent from the free throw line. This squad has been held together by their already mentioned great defense and almost 40 rebounds per game. One cannot forget the high-level coaching from Wes Miller, who has brought a winning standard to the school. However, that success has led to Miller, who played at UNC under Roy Williams, being in constant discussions about potentially replacing Williams when he retires, or just leaving UNCG for a more high-profile job at a bigger school. UNC Chapel Hill Speaking of Roy Williams, Chapel Hill was the one team from North Carolina in March Madness to lose their first-round matchup as the higher seed. Directly following their loss, the team’s promising duo of freshman bigs, Walker Kessler and Day’Ron Sharpe, announced they were leaving the program, Kessler through the transfer portal and Sharpe through the NBA draft. This is never a good sign for a basketball team, but at the same time, it is often overblown what these decisions mean in regards to the school. Either way, the loss of these two players is big for North Carolina, and in addition to that, senior Garrison Brooks will be graduating, assuming he doesn’t take the opportunity to take this past season as a redshirt and return for a fifth season. Aside from the players, Roy Williams is now 70 years old, and has been a head coach since 1988, spending the past 18 seasons at UNC, which is undeniably taxing. Despite whisperings of his retirement, there seems to be no credence to those rumors. The team also caught a big break when freshman point guard and former five star recruit Caleb Love announced he would be returning for a second season. As of now, UNC is in no position to return to their championship-contender status next season, but like the blue blood program they are, they could always land the next great recruit, which has happened for the Tar Heels time and time again. Unlike the other two teams mentioned, Chapel Hill is one of the most successful college sports teams of all time, and they have done six times what most teams will never accomplish. So even though Carolina has had two uncharacteristically mediocre seasons in a row, Carolina fans should not fret. ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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By Lucas Thomae
NC College Beat has consolidated 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 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 4 (↓7) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 1,409 (↑28) 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 21 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 33 (↑28) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown* Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.9% (↑0.3%) * 2,098 (↑48) total positive cases since July 1, 2020 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 15 (↑14) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 858 (↑32) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 4 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.3% (↑0.2%) East Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 23 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 11 (↑5) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 640 (↑21) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 7 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1% Appalachian State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 23 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 485 (↑23) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 8 (↑4) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.9% (↑0.3%) * 22 active student cases on March 2 (↓20) University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 23 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 10 (↑1) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 201 (↑11) 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 21 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 2 (↓6) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 388 (↑24) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.8% (↑0.1%) North Carolina A&T University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 333 (↑24) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 1 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 7% (↑4.3%) Western Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 23 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 13 (↑8) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 255 (↑42) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 4.9% (↑3.4%) University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 64 Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown** * 0 current active student cases (↓2) ** 2.3% in latest surveillance testing period North Carolina Central University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 17 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 124 (↑9) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown Fayetteville State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 87 (↑8) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 2 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown * 13 active student cases (↑1) Winston-Salem State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 63 (↑6) 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 23 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 0 (↓1) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 54 (↑1) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0% Elizabeth City State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 0 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 33 (↑1) 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 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 0 (↓5) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 65 (↑2) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0% (↓0.5%) North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 20 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 9 (↑1) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown Private Schools Duke University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 3: 789 (↑78) Clusters Reported since Jan. 3: 2 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.3% (↓0.8%) * 61 students in isolation (↓157) and 149 students in quarantine (↓222) over the past week Wake Forest University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 22 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 934 (↑7) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown** * 5 active cases on March 22 (↑1) ** 0.0% COVID-19 prevalence based on stratified random testing (↓0.1%) Elon University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 23 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 5 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.2% (↑0.1%) * 101 total students in quarantine/isolation (↑38) Campbell University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 23 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 * 30 current positive on-campus student cases (↑24) 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 * 27 active student cases (↑11) The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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Featuring Thomas Gessner, Lucas Thomae, and Owen Sizemore
NC College Beat has revamped the weekly roundup from the fall, providing regular updates on happenings within the universities and colleges of North Carolina through our new podcast hosted by Staff Writer Thomas Gessner. Listen to our episode using the audio player above or check out the episode notes below.
1. Duke University Students enter COVID-19 lockdown. Students have been instructed to shelter in place in their residence halls until at least March 21. This decision by university leadership comes after cumulative case numbers at Duke increased by more than 200 over the past week. (Further reading from Forbes) 2. North Carolina basketball programs kick off March postseason tournaments this week. UNC Chapel Hill will be appearing in the NCAA Men's Tournament as a No. 8 seed and NC State is a top contender for the women's tournament as a No. 1 seed. (Further reading from NC College Beat) 3. UNC Charlotte's Student Government Association Elections are in full swing. Voting will begin next Tuesday for Student Body President and Vice President, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Class Presidents, and all college-based Senators. Student Body President candidates Dick Beekman and Jeremiah Williams took part in a livestreamed debate in McKnight Hall yesterday afternoon. (Further reading from NC College Beat) 4. The state of North Carolina enters a new phase for COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines. While masking and social distancing mandates still remain in place, capacity limits have been increased for concerts, sporting events, movie theaters, salons and more. Additionally, the 10:00pm-5:00am curfew has now been lifted, and restaurants may now stay open as well as serve alcohol later into the night. (Further reading from WRAL) 5. The Snyder cut and the impact of streaming services on college students. Streaming Services such as Disney+ and HBO Max are continuing to make new ground with a greater influence on college students and the filmmaking market, most notably seen in the rise in new platforms and the introduction of major studios releasing their films through these services. 6. COVID-19 Dashboard updates. As discussed earlier, Duke is leading North Carolina in terms of week-by-week cumulative COVID-19 case growth, a trend that has also been spotted at other private institutions such as Wake Forest and Elon. Alternatively, the rate at which new cases are identified at public universities like UNC Chapel Hill and NC State has been steadying in recent weeks. (Further reading from NC College Beat) ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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By Thomas Gessner
After a nearly two year hiatus, March Madness is back.
Among North Carolina's Division I basketball programs, five men's teams and six women's teams will be participating in national postseason tournaments. Here is the full list of all the teams looking for a shot at gold this March: Men’s NCAA Tournament Bids UNC Chapel Hill, No. 8 seed After a strong showing in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament, the Tar Heels earned an at-large bid and will be facing the No. 9 seed Wisconsin Badgers on Friday, March 19, at 7:10 p.m. The winner of that matchup that will face No. 1 seed Baylor in what seems like an unlucky draw for UNC. UNC Greensboro, No. 13 seed Coming off a close SoCon Tournament victory, the Spartans will be facing the ACC Tournament runner-ups, the No. 4 seed Florida State Seminoles, on Saturday, March 20, 12:45 p.m. This has compelling upset potential as a 4-13 matchup, but UNCG fans should look out for what could very well be the last college game of standout senior guard Isaiah Miller’s college career. Appalachian State, No. 16 seed After winning the Sun Belt Tournament as a dark horse team, the Mountaineers are gunning for a shot against what might be the best Gonzaga team ever. Standing in their way is a play-in game with fellow No. 16 seed Norfolk State, which will take place Thursday, March 18, at 8:40 p.m. Women’s NCAA Tournament Bids North Carolina State, No. 1 seed & NC A&T, No. 16 seed After a great season ending in the ACC Tournament title, the Wolfpack will be facing another North Carolina college, the No. 16 seed A&T Aggies, who won the MEAC Tournament. The inter-state game will be played on Sunday, March 21, at 4:00 p.m. Wake Forest, No. 9 seed Wake Forest will be facing the No. 8 seed Oklahoma State University, with both teams just doing enough to earn at-large bids. OSU had a much better record in a much weaker conference, and on Sunday, March 21 at 1:00 p.m., there will be a clear idea of what matters more. UNC Chapel Hill, No. 10 seed Right behind the team they lost to in the first round of the ACC tournament, the Tar Heels will be facing No. 7 seed Alabama out of the very competitive SEC conference. The Tar Heels just made it into the tournament as one of the “last four in” and they will have a chance to prove themselves on Monday, March 22, at 12:00 p.m. High Point, No. 16 seed After earning an automatic bid as the winners of the Big South Tournament, High Point will be going up against the greatest program in collegiate women’s sports, that of course being the UConn Huskies, who had yet another spectacular season. The game will be live on Sunday, March 21, at 8:00 p.m. Men’s NIT Tournament Bids Davidson, No. 2 seed & North Carolina State, No. 3 seed Unfortunately for Davidson, the strong first half of their season was not enough to earn themselves a spot in March Madness, but they are in good position against the struggling Wolfpack, who likely lost a chance in the NCAA tournament after a terrible loss to the lower-seeded Syracuse Orange, making for another matchup of North Carolina which will be played on Thursday, March 17th, at 7:00 p.m. Women’s NIT Tournament Bids UNC Charlotte The Charlotte 49ers will be facing the Florida Gators in their WNIT matchup on Friday, March 19, 5:00 p.m. in Charlotte. ● 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 15 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 11 (↑4) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 1,381 (↑45) 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 14 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 5 (↑2) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown* Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.6% (↑0.2%) * 2,050 (↑26) total positive cases since July 1, 2020 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 15 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 1 (↓2) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 826 (↑12) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 4 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.1% East Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 14 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 6 (↓7) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 619 (↑17) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 7 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1% Appalachian State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 15 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 462 (↑42) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 4 (↑2) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.3% (↓1.0%) * 42 active student cases on March 2 (↓9) University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 15 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 9 (↑5) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 190 (↑6) 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 15 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 8 (↑2) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 364 (↑28) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.7% North Carolina A&T University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 15 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 309 (↑18) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 1 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 2.7% (↑1.4%) Western Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 15 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 5 (↓12) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 213 (↑7) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.5% (↓2.4%) University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 15 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 64 (↑2) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown** * 2 current active student cases (↓1) ** 2.3% in latest surveillance testing period North Carolina Central University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 10 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 115 (↑7) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown Fayetteville State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 15 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 79 (↑7) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 2 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown * 12 active student cases (↑5) Winston-Salem State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 15 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 57 (↑7) 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 15 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 1 Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 53 (↑1) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown Elizabeth City State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 15 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 0 (↓1) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 32 (↑1) 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 15 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 5 (↓3) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 63 (↑2) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.5% (↓6.2%) North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 13 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 14 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 3: 711 (↑231) Clusters Reported since Jan. 3: 2 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.1% (↑0.8%) * 218 students in isolation (↑165) and 371 students in quarantine (↑229) over the past week Wake Forest University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 15 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 927 (↑4) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown** * 4 active cases on March 8 (↓10) ** 0.1% COVID-19 prevalence based on stratified random testing Elon University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 16 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 5 Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.1% (↓0.1%) * 63 total students in quarantine/isolation (↓41) Campbell University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 16 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 6 (↑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 * 16 active student cases (↑6) The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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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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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 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 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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