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Duke Claims No. 2 Seed In NCAA Tournament East Regional
DURHAM, N.C. -- The Duke University men's basketball team earned the Atlantic Coast Conference automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by claiming the 2009 ACC Championship on Sunday and was then awarded the No. 2 seed in the East Regional by the selection committee.
The Blue Devils will play Binghamton on Thursday at approximately 9:40 p.m. in Greensboro in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Duke-Binghamton winner will face the winner of the Texas-Minnesota game, which is slated to tip at 7:10 p.m. on Thursday. The winner of the East Regional pod in Greensboro advances on to the Sweet 16 in Boston (March 26-28).
Duke is one of seven Atlantic Coast Conference teams to make the 2009 NCAA Tournament, joining North Carolina (No. 1 - South), Wake Forest (No. 4 - Midwest), Florida State (No. 5 - East), Boston College (No. 7 -Midwest), Clemson (No. 7 - South) and Maryland (No. 10 - West). The Big East and Big Ten also have seven teams in the tournament field.
Duke is 11-6 in their 17 games during the 2008-09 season against teams in the 65-team 2009 NCAA Tournament field. The Blue Devils have wins over Florida State (3), Maryland (3), Wake Forest, Boston College, Michigan, Purdue and Xavier.
Duke In the NCAA Tournament
*** Duke earns its 14th straight NCAA Tournament bid and the program's 33rd overall
*** Duke claims the No. 2 seed for the eighth time
*** Duke is in the East Regional for the 16th time overall ... the Blue Devils are 52-13 all-time out of the East Regional
*** Duke won the National Championship as a No. 2 seed in 1991
*** Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski has an NCAA-record 69 tournament victories
*** Duke is 28-4 in NCAA Tournament games played in the state of North Carolina, including a 10-0 mark at the Greensboro Coliseum
*** Duke is 53-15 when earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament
*** Duke is 21-6 as the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, including a 6-0 mark against a No. 15 seed (NCAA seeding process began in 1979)
