Duke’s run to the ACC tournament championship certainly moved the Blue Devils up the NCAA tournament seed line but not all the way to the top.
The Blue Devils, after beating Notre Dame 75-69 to win the ACC title on Saturday, were given a No. 2 seed for the NCAA tournament’s East Region and will open play against No. 15 seed Troy at Greenville, S.C., on Friday.
The Blue Devils (27-8) enter the NCAA tournament on an emotional high after beating three ranked teams to win their 20th ACC tournament championship. Duke also became the first team to win four games in four days to win the league tournament.