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After sweeping its week with wins against Pittsburgh and Notre Dame, a new AP Poll was released Monday afternoon. With Duke climbing to No. 9, the Blue Zone takes a look at the new rankings.
To say it has been a season of ups and downs for Duke would be an understatement. The Blue Devils are undefeated at home with some big wins against strong teams like Ohio State, Pittsburgh and Miami. At the same time, the squad from Durham has also blown some bad games on the road. Duke lost to a relatively weak Virginia Tech team, was blown out by N.C. State by a whopping 24 points and narrowly escaped what should have been an easy win against Boston College.
After two top-25 games this week for the Blue Devils, a new AP Poll dropped Monday afternoon. With Duke remaining at No. 16, the Blue Zone breaks down the new rankings.
The Blue Devils struggled to get the ball in the hoop or make meaningful stops as Florida State controlled Sunday's game from start to finish.
Shayeann Day-Wilson has been turning up the heat on both ends of the floor, and not a minute too late.
After Duke split its week into a loss in Chapel Hill and a win against Syracuse at home, a new AP Poll dropped Monday afternoon. With the Blue Devils now at No. 16, the Blue Zone examines the new rankings.
The Blue Devils put together an impressive performance in the Hokie Invitational over the course of two days, setting four school records and providing plenty of reasons to be optimistic.
Duke held on through the third quarter and finished strong, walking out of Cameron Indoor Stadium with a 62-50 win.
It is important to look beyond the anecdotal evidence from a few games. Taking a broader look at the season statistics, this team’s defense is clearly something special.
With the wind of an 11-game winning streak in their sails, the 13th-ranked Blue Devils head behind enemy lines Thursday evening for an all-important ACC matchup at No. 17 North Carolina.