College basketball analyst Andy Katz released his updated national power rankings on Monday, and the Blue Devils sit on the doorstep of the top five after their road victory over Arizona.
Katz put Duke sixth behind the Kansas Jayhawks, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Connecticut Huskies, Auburn Tigers, and Kentucky Wildcats after the third week of the regular season.
The Blue Devils coughed up a halftime lead to the Wildcats in Atlanta in their third game, but freshman phenom [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag] and his teammates found redemption in Tucson with a 69-55 victory over the Wildcats. Arizona entered the game with the best rebounding margin in the country, but Duke won the battle of the boards 43-30 and Flagg tacked on 16 of his 24 points after halftime.
The 17-year-old earned ACC Player of the Week honors for his efforts, his first time winning the award, and took home his second straight ACC Rookie of the Week title.
The Blue Devils face No. 1 Kansas in Las Vegas on Tuesday night, but analytics sites like KenPom think Duke might actually be the better team despite the standings.