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Duke

2026 Season Performance

#42
Rank
4-1
Record
36.5
Points
0.469
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W @ #38 Illinois 31-27
Worst L @ #124 Georgia Tech 25-28

Record Splits

Home 3-0
Away 1-1
Conference 1-1
Non-Conf 3-0
Close (7 pts or less) 1-1
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
7
games left
#54.1
avg opponent rank
#11
toughest left
58.12
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#45 North Carolina
3-2
+6.66
8
10-23
@
#60 Virginia
4-2
+9.34
9
10-31
vs
#97 Boston College
2-3
+5.17
10
11-07
@
#93 NC State
3-3
+7.92
11
11-14
@
#11 Miami
5-0
+11.45
12
11-21
vs
#59 Clemson
3-2
+6.26
13
11-28
@
#14 Wake Forest
5-1
+11.32

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#1
#14
#27
#40
#54
Pre
#44
W3
#5
W6
#42
W9
#39
W12
#38
W15
#38

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs #45 Tulane
17-3
+12.4
+11.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.5 7.5
Margin Scaling
+2.3 9.8
Against the Spread (-8.75, +5.25)
+1.3 11.1
Total 11.1 pts
-1.3
2
09/12
W
#31 @ #38 Illinois
31-27
+18.4
+26.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+5.1 18.6
Margin Scaling
+1.8 20.4
Recency Weighting
+3.7 24.1
Against the Spread (+6.25, +10.25)
+2.6 26.7
Total 26.7 pts
+8.2
3
09/19
W
#1 vs #90 Stanford
35-7
+15.2
+14.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.7 7.3
Margin Scaling
+4.0 11.3
Against the Spread (-9.75, +18.25)
+3.0 14.3
Total 14.3 pts
-0.9
4
09/26
W
#5 vs FCS William & Mary
62-7
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
6
10/10
L
#26 @ #124 Georgia Tech
25-28
-9.5
-8.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.0 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
-0.3 -6.3
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -6.8
Against the Spread (-4.5, -7.5)
-1.9 -8.7
Total -8.7 pts
+0.8
Total
4-1 Record
36.5
43.4
+6.9

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
63-62
Record
50%
Win Rate
#63
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.616
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#92
2017
#50
2018
#30
2019
#85
2020
#123
2021
#115
2022
#53
2023
#33
2024
#41
2025
#30
2026
#38

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 ACC 4-1 (80%) #38 #1 43.3 0.497 -
2025 ACC 8-5 (62%) #30 #21 88.3 0.650 ACC
2024 ACC 9-3 (75%) #41 #7 80.3 0.576 -
2023 ACC 7-5 (58%) #33 #11 77.9 0.654 -
2022 ACC 8-4 (67%) #53 #2 53.0 0.556 -
2021 ACC 3-9 (25%) #115 #53 -62.7 0.581 -
2020 ACC 2-9 (18%) #123 #8 -59.8 0.617 -
2019 ACC 5-7 (42%) #85 #39 0.6 0.645 -
2018 ACC 7-5 (58%) #30 #1 93.3 0.670 -
2017 ACC 6-6 (50%) #50 #14 47.0 0.653 -
2016 ACC 4-8 (33%) #92 #45 -22.1 0.672 -