The 2025-26 college basketball season is almost here, and expectations remain high for Duke basketball .

The Blue Devils enter the season ranked No. 6 in the Associated Press Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll, which was released on Monday, Oct. 13. Above Duke is No. 1 Purdue, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Florida, No. 4 UConn and No. 5 St. John's.

The Blue Devils are set to face as many as nine AP Top 25 teams during the 2025-26 season: No. 3 Florida, No. 7 Michigan, No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 11 Louisville, No. 14 Arkansas, No. 18 Tennessee (exhibition), No. 19 Kansas, No. 22 Michigan State and No. 25 North Carolina.

In the ESPN preseason rankings released on Tuesday, Oct. 7, Duke had its lowest ranking at No. 10. The preseason KenPom rankings, unveiled on Sunday, Oct. 12, had Duke listed

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