Duke’s Streak of Championship Weekend Appearances Comes to an End
With a 16-11 loss to Ohio State in the NCAA Championship first round, Duke’s streak of eight straight appearances came to an end. The Blue Devils’ eight runs to the final weekend of the season are the second most of any program since 2000 with Syracuse besting Duke by one, while the eight straight are the most consecutive appearances by a team this century. Head coach John Danowski is the lone coach in NCAA Division I history to advance to eight consecutive NCAA semifinals in his first eight seasons at the helm.