Duke knows its March Madness path.
The NCAA Tournament field was set during Selection Sunday, and the Blue Devils officially dropped down to a No. 4 seed in the South region after an ACC quarterfinal loss to NC State.
Duke drew No. 13 Vermont in the opening round, a 28-6 team from the America East conference ranked 104th in KenPom’s adjusted efficiency metric.
Houston, who spent much of the winter as the No. 1 team in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and still sits atop KenPom’s rankings, drew the top seed in the region. Marquette and Kentucky slotted in as the second and third seed in the South.
If the Blue Devils win their first-round matchup, they would play either No. 5 Wisconsin or No. 12 James Madison in the second.
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