ESPN Bracketology: Which ACC squads make the big dance in the first preseason update?

Duke Men's Basketball Media Day | Lance King/GettyImagesThe Duke basketball program is gearing up for another championship-caliber season in year four under Jon Scheyer. The Blue Devils will be looking to get back to the Final Four for a second straight season and hopefully avoid the monumental collapse that left the program and its fans in heartbreak a year ago. Duke came in at No. 6 in the Preseason Associated Press Poll and won the ACC Preseason Poll by a fairly wide margin. Most of the media views the Blue Devils as the top dawg out of the ACC heading into the 2025-26 campaign, but several squads can potentially exceed expectations and make some noise. The ACC desperately needs to have a good season and get at least five or six of its teams into the NCAA Tournament, which was a big reason why ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips decided to switch the conference slate from 20 games to 18 games.

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