Selection Sunday is just a few days away, but teams still have their conference tournaments to move up (or down) in the national picture.
Duke’s ACC Tournament run begins on Thursday evening with a game against NC State. Ahead of the Blue Devils’ first postseason game, however, ESPN expert Joe Lunardi shared his updated top 16 overall seeds.
Duke finished as the 11th overall team in the longtime bracket expert’s rankings. Lunardi slotted the Blue Devils in as the No. 3 seed in the South region behind Houston and Creighton.
Head coach Jon Scheyer and his team would likely need to at least make the championship game to contend for a No. 2 seed, as the Blue Devils are behind Iowa State and Kentucky on the 3-seed line.
— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) March 14, 2024
North Carolina, the only other ACC team in the top 16, came in as Lunardi’s fifth overall seed and the No. 2 in the East region. He wrote above his rankings that UNC remains in play for a top seed depending on the ACC Tournament.
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