The NCAA released its current top 16 teams over the weekend, but the list grew outdated within just a few days.
USA TODAY Sports released an updated bracket projection on Tuesday, and the Blue Devils were named a 4-seed in the East region.
Duke’s first-round matchup would be against South Florida in Charlotte. Texas Tech or Appalachian State would await in the next game should Duke make it past the Bulls.
Defending national champion Connecticut, the unanimous No. 1 team in the country according to the last USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, owns the top seed in the East region. Iowa State slotted in as the second seed with Illinois behind them as the third.
Iowa State took a big conference loss on Monday, as did Marquette and Purdue. The Cyclones did so in the least embarrassing fashion, falling to potential No. 1 seed Houston by eight points, but Marquette lost to defending national champion Connecticut by nearly 30 points and the Boilermakers lost to unranked Ohio State on the road.
Purdue, contending for the top overall seed in the bracket, remained a No. 1 seed in the Midwest region despite the upset. Marquette remained a 2-seed in the South region.
Despite being one of the committee’s No. 2 seeds in the bracket preview, USA TODAY Sports had North Carolina as the 3-seed in the Midwest. Virginia (No. 7 seed, West) and Clemson (No. 8 seed, South) were the only other ACC teams present, with Wake Forest one of the first four out.