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Duke Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
ACC
Power
+20.8
D-I rank
#3
of 366
ACC rank
#1
of 18
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

Duke is 1-0 and ranked #3 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #1 in the ACC.

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Updated Nov 4, 2026 · ratings compare Division I men's teams with each other.

2026-27 Schedule & Predictions

DateOpponentResult / Pick
Nov 2vsArmy West PointW 84-50
Pick: W 90-55 · 97% ✓
Nov 5vsCoastal CarolinaProjected W 82-55 · 95%
Nov 10atMichigan St.Projected L 72-73 · 47%
Nov 13vsSIUEPick posts game week
Nov 17vsIllinoisPick posts game week
Nov 21vsWashington St.Pick posts game week
Nov 25atUConnPick posts game week
Dec 1atFloridaPick posts game week
Dec 4vsHarvardPick posts game week
Dec 8atGeorgiaPick posts game week
Dec 15vsCampbellPick posts game week
Dec 17vsGramblingPick posts game week
Dec 21vsTexas TechPick posts game week
Dec 30atGeorgia TechPick posts game week
Jan 2vsCaliforniaPick posts game week
Jan 5atSyracusePick posts game week
Jan 9vsPittsburghPick posts game week
Jan 13vsStanfordPick posts game week
Jan 16atBoston CollegePick posts game week
Jan 20atWake ForestPick posts game week
Jan 23vsNotre DamePick posts game week
Jan 30atClemsonPick posts game week
Feb 1vsMiami (FL)Pick posts game week
Feb 6atVirginiaPick posts game week
Feb 9atSMUPick posts game week
Feb 13vsNorth CarolinaPick posts game week
Feb 16vsFlorida St.Pick posts game week
Feb 20vsGonzagaPick posts game week
Feb 24atLouisvillePick posts game week
Feb 27vsNC StatePick posts game week
Mar 1vsVirginiaPick posts game week
Mar 6atNorth CarolinaPick posts game week

Picks are posted the week of each game and never changed after; the check marks grade them.

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ACC power rankings

Duke#3 · 1-0 · +20.8Virginia#20 · 1-0 · +15.3Louisville#28 · 1-0 · +13.5Miami (FL)#33 · 0-1 · +13.0NC State#39 · 1-0 · +11.8Florida St.#44 · 1-0 · +11.2North Carolina#49 · 1-0 · +10.4SMU#57 · 1-0 · +9.2Virginia Tech#72 · 1-0 · +7.9Notre Dame#76 · 1-0 · +7.5Clemson#78 · 1-0 · +7.2Pittsburgh#79 · 1-0 · +7.2California#80 · 1-0 · +7.1Stanford#84 · 1-0 · +6.8Wake Forest#85 · 1-0 · +6.7Syracuse#103 · 1-0 · +5.3Boston College#120 · 1-0 · +3.2Georgia Tech#133 · 1-0 · +2.2

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