The No. 1-ranked Duke Blue Devils, after winning the ACC championship, are the No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament East Region, which means starting its expected run to the Final Four close to home.

No. 1 seed Duke won three games in three days in Charlotte, North Carolina this week to capture the 2025 ACC Tournament championship for the 23rd time in program history and first since 2023. Duke defeated No.

The No. 1 Duke Blue Devils and the No. 13 Louisville Cardinals play for the ACC Championship. Saturday’s meeting will be the second of the season between the two teams. Duke is 21-1 against the ACC, and Louisville is 20-2 against the ACC.

The biggest improvement for the Devils has come in scoring defense, and a lot of the credit has to go to the new goalie tandem of Jacob Markstrom and Jake Allen. Markstrom has started 41 games and is 22-13-5 with a 2.45 GAA and .902 save percentage, while Allen has a 2.60 GAA and .910 save percentage despite an 11-13-1 record.