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Duke basketball: Blue Devils will not play in scheduled NCAA Tournament

Imagine, Duke basketball fans, trying to explain to your November selves why the following statement isn't quite as heavenly as it seems: the 2019-20 Blue Devils went undefeated in March and ended with a win for the sixth time under head coach Mike Krzyzewski, and that win came against North Carolina.

As News & Observer beat writer Stephen Wiseman reported on Thursday afternoon, "Duke pressured ACC into canceling tournament by shutting down all Blue Devil sports." He also noted that there is a zero percent chance that would change between now and the March Madness Selection Show, which is still on tap for Sunday at 6 p.