ESPN’s Charlie Creme released an updated bracket projection for the 2024-25 women’s basketball season on Tuesday, and the Blue Devils open the year as the No. 3 season in Region 2 Birmingham.
Duke opened its season with an 89-36 victory over Radford after sophomore forward Jordan Wood scored a career-high 13 points off the bench. Five other Blue Devils reached double-digits, and the Highlanders shot 23.3% as a team and 17.6% from distance.
“Solid first effort for us,” Lawson said after the game. “I’m sure when we look at the film there will be many things to improve on. I thought we got contributions from a lot of different players…The balance was excellent.”
Eight other teams from the ACC made the bracket, including the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (No. 2 seed, Region 4 Spokane) and the North Carolina Tar Heels (No. 3 seed, Region 1 Birmingham).
The Blue Devils, in their hypothetical March Madness draw, would need to beat the Connecticut Huskies and the LSU Tigers as the top two seeds. South Carolina, last year’s undefeated national champions, also grabbed a top seed, as did the UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans.