CREATE TABLE table_11214772_1 (semi_finalist__number2 VARCHAR, runner_up VARCHAR)

what is the total number of semi-finalist #2 where runner-up is east carolina
SELECT COUNT(semi_finalist__number2) FROM table_11214772_1 WHERE runner_up = "East Carolina"
SELECT COUNT("semi_finalist__number2") FROM "table_11214772_1" WHERE "East Carolina" = "runner_up"