CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm released an updated bracket projection on Monday, and he still has Duke as a No. 4 seed.
The Blue Devils finished as the fourth-ranked team in the Midwest bracket, drawing in-state foe UNC Wilmington in the opening round.
Palm is also much higher on the Clemson Tigers than most, as he had the Tigers as a fellow No. 4 seed in the East bracket. In fact, in his overall seeding below the mock bracket, Palm had Clemson as the 13th-ranked team in the proceedings, one overall spot above the Blue Devils.
Keep in mind, Clemson is 16-7 on the season and 4-5 against Quad 1 opponents.
Duke basketball has a 19-5 record, a 5-2 record in Quad 1 games, and a head-to-head win over the Tigers earlier this month.
Purdue, Kansas, and South Carolina were the three highest teams in the region. A first-round win would pit Duke against either No. 5 Colorado State or No. 12 Richmond in the second game.
The Boilermakers are one of the consensus top four overall seeds right now alongside Arizona, Houston, and Connecticut.
North Carolina came in as the No. 2 seed in the South region, and the Virginia Cavaliers were the No. 8 seed in the West.