College basketball rankings: Duke's talented roster set to take center stage Thursday night
Florida is No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25, Coaches poll and CBS Sports rankings, but Duke is the betting favorite to win the 2027 NCAA Tournament. The case for Duke centers on its talent, including three players projected in the top 17 of the 2027 NBA Mock Draft and several other highly regarded players and recruits.
Duke began the season with an 84-50 victory over Army and is set to play Coastal Carolina on Thursday. Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje had 15 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in his first regular-season game for Duke, though he is too young to be eligible for the 2027 NBA Draft.
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What would it take for the 2026 season's chaos to become the new 2007?
The 2026 season has produced substantial volatility, including underdog wins, repeated losses by top-two teams and 11 programs appearing in the AP top five. It earns 10 of 10 points for instability at the top, but only 4 of 10 for truly monumental upsets and 4 of 10 for unranked teams taking sustained starring roles.
Quarterback injuries have also become a major subplot, although they have not driven as many upsets as they did in 2007. The analysis gives the season an overall provisional score of about 33 out of 50, saying its chaos is unusually strong for the modern era but that unexpected playoff semifinalists or finalists are not currently the likeliest outcome.
Do 2026's "33 out of 50" chaos levels make it a true modern 2007, or is that comparison still overstated?
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