With March Madness a month away, the Duke basketball team has to be keeping one eye on the bracket projections and how to strengthen their resume in the eyes of the selection committees.
The Blue Devils’ status as a tournament team is unquestioned thus far as the team sits 19-5 and 10-3 in conference play as of this week, but their exact status remains to be seen.
ESPN’s bracket projections have Duke as a No. 3 seed, but other sites like USA TODAY Sports and CBS Sports have the Blue Devils as a No. 4 seed.
The best way to make your case to the committee is with statement wins over great teams, and Duke has plenty of chances to make such statements with a road rematch with Wake Forest and home games against Virginia and North Carolina left on the schedule.
However, before those can happen, here’s a look at the most impressive feathers in Duke’s resume thus far.