Gonzaga's loss bumped the Duke basketball team to No. 3 overall.
Duke basketball enjoys a four-game winning streak, including a home win over the No. 2-ranked Auburn Tigers and an ACC-opener road victory over the Louisville Cardinals. More weapons are surfacing, including a rookie wing shooting 50.0 percent from three for the season in "Showtime Slim" Isaiah Evans.And on Sunday, without even playing a game in five days, Jon Scheyer's third Duke basketball squad jumped one notch to No.
That rise results from the now-No. 4 NET Gonzaga Bulldog's 77-71 defeat at the hands of the defending back-to-back national champion UConn Huskies, up nine spots to a No. 11 NET, in Madison Square Garden on Saturday. The Blue Devils, currently No. 4 in the AP Top 25 Poll, sit below SEC programs in the NCAA NET Rankings: No. 1 Auburn and the No. 2 Tennessee Volunteers. Duke is 3-2 in Quad 1 games, trailing only Auburn and the Memphis Tigers in that win column, while posting a 1-0 mark in Quad 3 outings and 4-0 in Quad 4.
Four other ACC teams check in with a top-50 NET: the No. 12 Pitt Panthers, coached by Duke basketball alum Jeff Capel, plus the No. 19 Clemson Tigers, No. 36 UNC Tar Heels, and No. 39 SMU Mustangs. Next up for the Blue Devils is a home bout against the George Mason Patriots at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday .Matt Giles is the editor and publisher of Duke Blue Devils on SI, North Carolina Tar Heels on SI, and NC State Wolfpack on SI, making him a key source for comprehensive coverage of these storied college basketball programs. Since joining SI in 2022, Matt has been dedicated to providing in-depth analysis, breaking news, and exclusive content on all three teams.
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