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Duke Eyes No. 1 Seed; UMBC Returns to NCAA Tournament

3/15/2026

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The Duke Blue Devils are poised to earn the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Duke, ranked No. 1, will face the Virginia Cavaliers for the ACC title.
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi projects Duke to play the UMBC Retrievers, a No. 16 seed, in the first round.
UMBC made history in 2018 by defeating a No. 1 seed, Virginia, and this is UMBC's first NCAA Tournament appearance since then.

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The Duke Blue Devils are poised to earn the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Duke, ranked No. 1, will face the Virginia Cavaliers for the ACC title.
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi projects Duke to play the UMBC Retrievers, a No. 16 seed, in the first round.
UMBC made history in 2018 by defeating a No. 1 seed, Virginia, and this is UMBC's first NCAA Tournament appearance since then.