2016 Columbia Regional Preview: #3 Seed Duke Blue Devils

Duke heads to Founders Park this weekend for their first postseason appearance in over 50 years

The Duke Blue Devils will visit Founders Park as the #3 seed in the Columbia Regional and will play in the opening game of the regional against #2 seed UNC-Wilmington. This will be the first NCAA Tournament appearance for the Blue Devils since 1961 and is the sixth tournament appearance in program history.

Duke has an overall record of 33-22 (14-15 ACC) and they finished third in the Coastal division of the ACC. Despite the losing conference record, Duke had series wins against several strong ACC teams, including Georgia Tech, Clemson, and Florida State. Duke earned their spot in the NCAA…