Duke Earns 40th Top-10 Ranking in Final AP Poll

From Duke Sports Information 

The Associated Press announced its final men's basketball top-25 poll on Tuesday afternoon with Duke finishing the 2023-24 season ranked No. 9.
 
Powered by three wins in the NCAA Tournament, including a victory over No. 1-seed Houston to advance to the Blue Devils' 24th Elite Eight, Duke jumped four spots from the prior poll on March 18.
 
The No. 9-ranking to cap the 2023-24 campaign marks the 40th time the Blue Devils have appeared in the top-10 of the final AP poll, representing 53% of all final polls dating back to 1949.
 
Under the direction of second-year head coach Jon Scheyer, Duke was ranked inside the AP top-25 for the entirety of the season, finishing with a 27-9 overall record for the second consecutive year and placing second in the ACC standings with a 15-5 league mark.