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Duke basketball seeing mixed reviews in way-too-early rankings

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The Duke basketball program is receiving mixed reviews in very early preseason rankings.

As the unprecedented 2020-21 college basketball season is officially in the books, everyone’s attention turns to the 2021-22 season as the Duke basketball program is receiving mixed feedback in various preseason polls.

The Blue Devils are coming off its worst season in decades, missing the NCAA Tournament and needing two victories in the ACC Tournament to finish with a record over .500 on the season.

However, Mike Krzyzewski’s squad never truly got the chance to earn an at-large bid into the Big DanTar Heels officially hire inexperienced head coachce after a positive COVID-19 test disqualified the Blue Devils from the postseason prior to a quarterfinal matchup in Greensboro.