North Carolina-Pembroke
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The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, or UNC-Pembroke, Braves compete in NCAA Division II as independents in football, and as members of the Peach Belt Conference in basketball. UNC-Pembroke, formerly "Cherokee Normal" and "Pembroke State", is a public institution located in Pembroke, North Carolina, about 90 minutes southeast of Raleigh. As a historically Indian school, UNC-Pembroke is allowed to retain its Native American mascot without sanction by the NCAA. The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 5,000.
| Peach Belt Conference | edit |
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| NCAA Division II (non-football) | |
| East Division | |
| Armstrong State • Flagler • Francis Marion • Georgia Regents • Lander • North Carolina-Pembroke • South Carolina-Aiken | |
| West Division | |
| Clayton State • Columbus State • Georgia College & State • Georgia Southwestern • Montevallo • North Georgia |
| NCAA Division II Football Independents | edit |
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| Alderson-Broaddus • Kentucky Wesleyan • Limestone • North Carolina-Pembroke • North Greenville • Oklahoma Panhandle State |
