Duke’s next opponent? Yale.
Early in the day, it looked as if the tournament would get a major upset before most lunch breaks were over. It would not have been shocking, considering how unpredictable the regular season was. The teams ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll lost a total of 74 times this season, the most losses in poll history.
And Duke is also always a trendy pick for an early letdown. The Blue Devils fell most notably to a No. 14 seed, Mercer, two years ago, and also fell as a No.