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Duke Earns No. 2 Seed, Faces Fullerton Friday in NCAA First Round
3/13/2022 7:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DURHAM – The Duke men's basketball team received the No. 2 seed in the West Region of the 2022 NCAA Tournament and will face Cal State Fullerton in the first round Friday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.
Friday's game tips at 7:10 p.m. ET on CBS.
The Blue Devils earned their 44th all-time bid to the NCAA Tournament -- fifth most in NCAA history -- and the 36th under head coach Mike Krzyzewski, breaking a tie with Jim Boeheim for most appearances by a head coach.
Duke enters the tournament with a 28-6 record that includes a 16-4 mark in ACC play. The Blue Devils won the program's 20th ACC regular-season title and 13th under Coach K before advancing to the championship game of this week's ACC Tournament in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Duke is 114-38 (.750) all-time in the NCAA Tournament, marking the best winning percentage in tournament history. Duke's 114 wins are also third-most in the event's history and Coach K holds the NCAA record with 97 NCAA Tournament wins.
Friday marks the first all-time meeting between Duke and Cal State Fullerton (21-10), which is coming off its third Big West Tournament championship. The Titans are making their fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament, where they hold a 2-3 all-time record. Duke is 4-0 all-time against teams from the Big West.
The Blue Devils have been selected to the West Region in six previous tournaments (last in 2016), holding a 7-6 record. Duke is 30-11 (.732) all-time as a No. 2 seed and 3-1 in NCAA Tournament games played in Greenville, S.C. Its last appearance in Greenville came in 2017.
Duke has been a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in 20 of its last 24 NCAA Tournament appearances since 1997.
The winner of Friday's first-round game advances to play the winner of No. 7-seed Michigan State vs. No. 10 Davidson on Sunday in Greenville. The West Regional semifinal and final will be played at the Chase Center in San Francisco, March 24-26.
NCAA Tournament Winning Percentage (min. 20 games)
1. Duke -- .750 (114-38)
2. North Carolina -- .724 (126-48)
3. UCLA -- .721 (106-41)
4. Kentucky -- .713 (129-52)
5. Florida -- .703 (45-19)
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All-Time NCAA Tournament Appearances
1. Kentucky -- 59
2. North Carolina -- 52
3. Kansas -- 50
4. UCLA -- 49
5. Duke – 44
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NCAA Tournament Wins
1. Kentucky -- 129
2. North Carolina -- 126
3. Duke -- 114
4. Kansas -- 109
5. UCLA – 106
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Most NCAA Tournament Wins | By Coach
1. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) -- 97
2. Roy Williams (Kansas, North Carolina) -- 79
3. Dean Smith (North Carolina) -- 65
4. Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) -- 57
5. Tom Izzo (Michigan State) – 52
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NCAA Tournament Appearances by Coach
1. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) -- 36
2. Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) -- 35
3. Roy Williams (Kansas, North Carolina) -- 30
4. Bob Knight (Indiana, Texas Tech) -- 28
5t. Lute Olsen (Iowa, Arizona) -- 27
5t. Dean Smith (North Carolina) – 27
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Friday's game tips at 7:10 p.m. ET on CBS.
The Blue Devils earned their 44th all-time bid to the NCAA Tournament -- fifth most in NCAA history -- and the 36th under head coach Mike Krzyzewski, breaking a tie with Jim Boeheim for most appearances by a head coach.
Duke enters the tournament with a 28-6 record that includes a 16-4 mark in ACC play. The Blue Devils won the program's 20th ACC regular-season title and 13th under Coach K before advancing to the championship game of this week's ACC Tournament in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Duke is 114-38 (.750) all-time in the NCAA Tournament, marking the best winning percentage in tournament history. Duke's 114 wins are also third-most in the event's history and Coach K holds the NCAA record with 97 NCAA Tournament wins.
Friday marks the first all-time meeting between Duke and Cal State Fullerton (21-10), which is coming off its third Big West Tournament championship. The Titans are making their fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament, where they hold a 2-3 all-time record. Duke is 4-0 all-time against teams from the Big West.
The Blue Devils have been selected to the West Region in six previous tournaments (last in 2016), holding a 7-6 record. Duke is 30-11 (.732) all-time as a No. 2 seed and 3-1 in NCAA Tournament games played in Greenville, S.C. Its last appearance in Greenville came in 2017.
Duke has been a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in 20 of its last 24 NCAA Tournament appearances since 1997.
The winner of Friday's first-round game advances to play the winner of No. 7-seed Michigan State vs. No. 10 Davidson on Sunday in Greenville. The West Regional semifinal and final will be played at the Chase Center in San Francisco, March 24-26.
NCAA Tournament Winning Percentage (min. 20 games)
1. Duke -- .750 (114-38)
2. North Carolina -- .724 (126-48)
3. UCLA -- .721 (106-41)
4. Kentucky -- .713 (129-52)
5. Florida -- .703 (45-19)
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All-Time NCAA Tournament Appearances
1. Kentucky -- 59
2. North Carolina -- 52
3. Kansas -- 50
4. UCLA -- 49
5. Duke – 44
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NCAA Tournament Wins
1. Kentucky -- 129
2. North Carolina -- 126
3. Duke -- 114
4. Kansas -- 109
5. UCLA – 106
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Most NCAA Tournament Wins | By Coach
1. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) -- 97
2. Roy Williams (Kansas, North Carolina) -- 79
3. Dean Smith (North Carolina) -- 65
4. Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) -- 57
5. Tom Izzo (Michigan State) – 52
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NCAA Tournament Appearances by Coach
1. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) -- 36
2. Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) -- 35
3. Roy Williams (Kansas, North Carolina) -- 30
4. Bob Knight (Indiana, Texas Tech) -- 28
5t. Lute Olsen (Iowa, Arizona) -- 27
5t. Dean Smith (North Carolina) – 27
#GoDuke
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