Traditionally, the ACC has been one of the premier conferences in college hoops. Thus far this season, though, the Duke basketball program is the only member of the conference consistently excelling on the hardwood.

Freshman Brandin Cummings came off the bench for a career-high 30 points to help the Panthers blow out Eastern Kentucky. Clemson has lost two in a row, including to rival South Carolina — but if the ACC were dinged too badly for losing to the SEC, there would be no teams left to rank.

Before we arrive in 2025, let's take a look at what Duke basketball did in the 2024 portion of its schedule and what's ahead for the Blue Devils.

The Duke women's basketball team fell from the top 10 of the AP Top 25 Womens College Basketball Poll for the first time in four weeks on Monday after its unranked loss to South Florida. T