Duke’s current efficiency is 38.15, the nation’s highest since the 2001 Blue Devils ended the season, with an NCAA championship, at 37.32. The only team with a higher KenPom efficiency at time of the year? Duke’s 1999 team that went 37-2 and finished with a 43.01 efficiency.

The NCAA women’s basketball tournament is underway, and Massachusetts is represented by No. 10 Harvard, the Ivy League champion. While there aren’t many other New England teams in the tournament, there are plenty of players hailing from around the region to keep an eye on as March rolls on.

One of the biggest question marks heading into the 2025 NCAA men's basketball tournament was the health of Duke star Cooper Flagg after he missed most of the ACC tournament with an ankle injury, and the Blue Devils provided a positive update Thursday.