Duke Blue Devils are one of 12 programs to make the NCAA postseason in all five major spots

Duke reached a bowl game, both NCAA basketball tournaments, and regionals for softball and baseball in 2023-24, a feat only matched by 11 other schools.

With the Duke baseball team officially the No. 2 seed in the Norman Regional, the Blue Devils joined an exclusive club on Monday.

Duke was one of just 12 athletic programs to make a college football bowl game, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, a baseball regional, and a softball regional in the 2023-24 academic year.

The Duke football team, in its second year under Mike Elko, won its first four games and finished with an 8-4 regular-season record despite losing starting quarterback Riley Leonard to injury for most of the season. Interim head coach Trooper Taylor helped lead the Blue Devils to a Birmingham Bowl victory to cap the year.

Both basketball teams overachieved in the bracket. The men’s team took down No. 1 Houston in the Sweet 16 to reach the Elite Eight despite being a fourth-seed, and the women’s team upset No. 2 Ohio State in the second round to reach the Sweet 16.

Softball clinched its first Women’s College World Series appearance on Sunday by defeating Missouri at the Columbia Super Regional.

Three other ACC schools accomplished this feat, including two more from North Carolina. Clemson and UNC, expectedly, and NC State’s miraculous March Madness run helped them join the list.

Alabama, Arizona, Kentucky, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Texas A&M also made the cut from the Power 5 conferences, as did James Madison.

Duke baseball gets the chance to add its resume to what may be the best year in the history of Blue Devils athletics when regional action begins on Friday.