The Duke Blue Devils are now projected to be a No. 4 seed in Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology update.
The longtime ESPN bracket analyst released an updated projection on Friday, the first day of the sport’s most famous month.
After Duke spent much of the last month as one of his 3-seeds, Lunardi projected the Blue Devils to be the No. 4 seed in the South region. Their first-round matchup was against Samford in Pittsburgh.
The projected top three seeds in the South region are Houston, Tennessee, and Creighton.
Duke, who is 22-6 on the season and 13-4 in the ACC after Wednesday’s win over Louisville, likely dropped after they were upset on the road by Wake Forest last weekend.
North Carolina, who currently holds a one-game lead over Duke in the ACC, remained a No. 2 seed in the projections. Lunardi slotted them into the East region with defending national champion Connecticut.
Duke will close out its season with Virginia, NC State, and North Carolina as they look to try to move up in the projections.