• Duke (2), Louisville (26), Clemson (27), SMU (40), North Carolina (47) and Pitt (51) are the highest rated ACC teams in the NCAA’s latest NET rankings.
• Up to No. 58 in the Monday NET rankings following its Quad 1 win at SMU, Wake Forest has moved up 42 spots since December 31.
• Duke ranks No. 2 nationally in the latest KenPom ratings. Louisville (23), Clemson (25), SMU (45) and UNC (48) also are among the top 50 teams.
• Duke, Clemson and Louisville are nationally ranked this week. Duke is No. 3 nationally in the latest Associated Press and USA Today rankings. Clemson is No. 18 in the AP poll and No. 17 according to USA Today, while Louisville re-entered the AP (25) and USA Today (22) polls this week.
• Louisville’s four-game win streak is tied for the third-longest active streak among power conference teams, behind only Michigan (6) and Texas A&M (5). Duke (16), Louisville (10), Clemson (6), Wake Forest (6) and SMU (5) also have had long win streaks in recent weeks.
• In KenPom’s non-conference strength of schedule ratings, UNC is No. 6 nationally and tops among power conference teams. Duke is No. 38, Louisville is No. 42, Pitt is No. 59 and Clemson No. 83. Among power conference teams, Duke is ninth, Louisville 10th, Pitt 13th and Clemson 18th.
• Georgia Tech’s Naithan George was named ACC Player of the Week on Monday, while Duke’s Cooper Flagg was tabbed ACC Rookie of the Week.
• Flagg was named ACC Rookie of the Week for the 10th time, which matches a league record (Kenny Anderson, GT, 1990; Tyler Hansbrough, UNC, 2006; Jabari Parker, Duke, 2014).
• Cooper Flagg (Duke), Chucky Hepburn (Louisville) and Maxime Raynaud (Stanford) were among the 30 players named to the Naismith Trophy Midseason Team on Friday.
• Louisville’s Reyne Smith leads the nation in 3-pointers made per game at 3.85, which is on pace to be the most by an ACC player since Duke’s J.J. Redick averaged 3.9 per game during the 2005-06 season. He is tied for the national lead in 3-pointers made with 100.
• Stanford’s Maxime Raynaud leads the nation in double-doubles with 20 (in 26 games), matching a school single-season record. Raynaud (11.3) ranks third nationally in rebounds per game.
• Raynaud leads the ACC and ranks 14th nationally in scoring at 19.9 points per game, while Duke’s Cooper Flagg is 20th at 19.8 (tied for first nationally among freshmen).
• Duke (38.4%) ranks seventh nationally in FG percentage defense, while Wake Forest (39.2%) is 13th. The Blue Devils are first nationally in scoring margin (+20.2 ppg) and sixth in scoring defense (60.8 ppg).
Virginia forward Anthony Robinson (21) blocks a shot by Duke guard Cooper Flagg (2) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Mike Kropf)