When I started breaking down the NET rankings, first implemented in the 2018-19 season, the central theme tended to be how this new system would impact Duke’s pursuit of a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. In this unusual year, the way Blue Devil fans need to digest these rankings is unsurprisingly flipped, with Duke finding itself fighting for an NCAA Tournament bid rather than seeding.
Why the delay in resuming this series? Quite simply, the NCAA changed where and how they make public the notorious “team sheets” (disappointingly, I find this much less accessible than previous years where the full, official team sheet was provided!