Sep 18, 2015 at 10:05a ET
Sep 18, 2015 at 10:05a ET
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke followed Northwestern's lead in building a competitive football program at an academically elite private school in a power conference.
Now the Blue Devils want to follow the Wildcats back into the Top 25.
No. 23 Northwestern (2-0) visits Duke (2-0) on Saturday in an intersectional matchup between unbeaten programs with similar profiles.
Their 17th meeting is unique - it's only the second time one of them has been ranked at the time and first since the Wildcats, ranked 16th at the time, routed Duke 44-7 in 2001.