The No. 2 Duke Blue Devils defeated the NC State Wolfpack on Monday night, 74-64, at Cameron Indoor Stadium. It was Duke's 18th win of the season and 14th consecutive victory, with the last loss coming on November 26 against Kansas in Las Vegas.

Darryn Peterson, a five-star Kansas basketball signee, has officially claimed the No. 2 spot in the latest 247Sports Top 150 rankings, surpassing Duke commit Cameron Boozer. The No. 1 ranking remains with BYU signee AJ Dybantsa,

Here's a look at how each preseason AP No. 1 men's basketball team has performed since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1984-85.

Duke University standout Kon Knueppel, formerly of Wisconsin Lutheran High School, had a viral moment Monday as his strong freshman season roars on.

Duke's run of running over Atlantic Coast Conference opponents had given way to a stream of missed shots, turnovers and rising pressure from a surging home team backed by a rowdy crowd. The result was the kind of win — holding off Wake Forest in Duke's closest ACC call — that Jon Scheyer figured this year's group needs to live up to with the growing-louder expectations of a Final Four run.

The Cougars overcame six-point deficits with 1:09 remaining in regulation and eight seconds left in overtime to beat KU

Highland School (Va.) five-star Nate Ament was in Knoxville on Tuesday night. The 6-foot-9, 185-pound forward, a longtime Duke basketball offer holder who now ranks No. 4 overall on the 247Sports 2025 Composite, watched the visiting No. 12-ranked Kentucky Wildcats defeat the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers, 78-73.

Everything you need to know in order to watch the Duke Blue Devils take on the North Carolina State Wolfpack on Monday, Jan. 27.

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Plus, the 6-foot-9, 185-pound five-star, sitting No. 4 overall on the 247Sports 2025 Composite, is set to return to Duke for the Blue Devils' home bout against the archrival UNC Tar Heels on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN).

In-state rivals hit the court as we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kansas State-Kansas prediction and pick.

When trying to predict future NCAA Tournament success, particularly the national champion, we turn to history and numbers for guidance.