Duke enters ACC Tournament as No. 1 seed
The ACC tournament opens Thursday and the No. 1-seeded Duke Blue Devils, ranked fourth in the nation, will face the winner of the Virginia Cavaliers-Boston College Eagles matchup on Thursday.
Let’s take a look at how the Blue Devils have fared in March Madness over the years.
Duke is the fourth most winningest college basketball programs of all time. The team’s success over the past twenty five years have been greatly due to the head coach Mike Krzyzewski, which many of the players refer to as Coach K. The basketball court is actually named after this famous coach for all the success he has led the Duke Blue Devils to.
Duke has won three NCAA Division 1 titles and has been in the Final Four competition 14 times. Seventy one players have been drafted into the NBA from the Duke Blue Devils. The team was also won 17 Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championships which include the years of (1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009) which puts them in a tie with the most of any team in the ACC which is the University of Carolina.
Duke has also won the regular season title 18 times and is second only to UCLA in total weeks where they were ranked the number one team in the nation by the Associated Press.
With the amazing history of the Duke Blue Devils Men’s College Basketball team, it is no wonder why so many people try to play for this historic team. It is a team comprised of champions who win games consistently and are a serious contender each and every year.
