The pandemic season has not been kind to college basketball’s blue bloods. We’re all too familiar with Kentucky’s struggles this year, but Duke lost to a 7-10 Miami squad last night, dropping their record to 7-6. The Blue Devils were an eleven-point favorite and the Hurricanes were only playing with six scholarship players. Woof.
Duke is now the last team in Joe Lunardi’s “Next Four Out,” and Michigan State, now 8-6 and riding a three-game losing streak, isn’t included in the projections either. The last time Kentucky, Duke, and Michigan State all missed the NCAA Tournament?