A month ago, many prognosticators suggested that Duke’s best-case scenario for Selection Sunday might be to be the No. 2 seed in the East region, with a mid-major as that region’s No. 1 seed. And after a roller coaster past few weeks, in which the Blue Devils momentarily had a clear path to a No. 1 seed before fumbling it away, that seems to still be the case.
Following Duke’s loss to Wake Forest, it would take a cascade of events for the Blue Devils to get back into the conversation for a No. 1 seed.