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School facts, program titles and available AP poll analysis

Overall Record4–02026 · Updated Oct 5Schedule & Results →

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Current Programs & Conferences

2026 FBS football and 2026–27 NCAA Division I basketball. Historical title affiliations appear with the sourced program history below.

ProgramCurrent AffiliationSources & References
Football · FBSAtlantic Coast Conference
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The Bigger Picture · Football

Where Duke Finished

Final AP rankings after the postseason. Coverage: 1989 through 2025.

Meet the School ↓

Football · Conference Titles

8 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships

  • 1953*
  • 1954
  • 1955*
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 1989*
  • 2025

* Shared conference title

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Sources & References

Football · Conference Titles

10 Southern Conference Championships

  • 1933
  • 1935
  • 1936
  • 1938
  • 1939
  • 1941
  • 1943
  • 1944
  • 1945
  • 1952
Sources & References
Top 25 Finishes
1 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes
0 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking
#23
Last Ranked Finish
#23 in 2013

Summary covers 1989 through 2025.

Season by Season

Showing 2016 to 2025 · 10 seasons

Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized FBS / major-college national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.

View Every Final Ranking (1989–2025)
Duke · Final AP Football Rankings
YearFinal AP ResultSource
2025Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2024Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2023Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2022Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2021Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2020Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2019Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2018Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2017Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2016Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2015Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2014Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2013#23Source ↗
2012Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2011Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2010Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2009Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2008Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
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1990Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1989Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
Sources & References

Beyond the Ballot

Meet Duke University

Duke University is a private university in Durham, North Carolina. Its roots date to an 1838 school that later became Trinity College; the institution became Duke University in 1924.

Location
Durham, North Carolina
University Type
Private · Research
Founded
1838
Undergraduate Enrollment
6,525Fall 2025 · Duke University
Nickname
Duke Blue Devils
Football Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Reviewed affiliation · 2026
Football Southern Conference Championships
101933 · 1935 · 1936 · 1938 · 1939 · 1941 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1952
Football Atlantic Coast Conference Championships
81953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1989 · 2025
Sources & References
Duke Chapel at Duke University
Duke Chapel · 2019Photo: Warren LeMay / Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Available AP Poll Analysis

These dated views describe specific poll editions and seasons; they are separate from school facts and championship history.

Football AP Poll Analysis

Existing Football ranking history and individual voter analysis.

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2026 AP Football Poll

Duke · Week 5

Ranked in 0 of 6 published polls this season.

Latest poll:

Coverage: –

AP Result

NR

Still not ranked

Compared with Week 4

Voter Support

Of the 70 available ballots, 18 ranked Duke and 52 left the team unranked.

Ranked Duke
18
Left unranked
52
18 of 70 voters · 26%52 of 70 voters · 74%
Highest Vote
#14

Among ranked votes

Lowest Ranked Vote
#25

Among ranked votes

2026 Games & Scores

Full Schedule & Results →

Upcoming matchups and recent results, with game statistics and AP voter context.

Oct 102:30 PM CDT
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Georgia Tech
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Oct 17Time TBD
North Carolina
Duke
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Sep 26Final
William & Mary7
Duke62
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Sep 19Final
Stanford7
Duke35
AP Ranks Before KickoffView Game →

2026 Season at a Glance

AP rank and voter agreement across available polls.

Poll
2026 · PreseasonNR00%0/69 Voters—
2026 · Week 1NR00%0/69 Voters—
2026 · Week 2NR00%0/68 Voters—
2026 · Week 3NR206%4/69 Voters3.24
2026 · Week 4NR10130%21/70 Voters1.87
2026 · Week 5NR8326%18/70 Voters3.04

A Look at the Individual Votes

Week 5 · First 10 of 70 voters, sorted by highest vote. Open the weekly view for the complete list.

VoterVote
Tom Murphy#14Voter Only
Stephen Means#16Voter Only
Randy Johnson#18Voter Only
Sarah Hughes#18Voter Only
Ty Hildenbrandt#19Voter Only
Kate Rogerson#21Voter Only
Louie Vaccher#22Voter Only
Henry Greenstein#22Voter Only
Nick Jacobs#22Voter Only
Keara Bruno#22Voter Only

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Ballot Distribution

Every complete ballot for Duke.

Duke3.0

26% · 18 of 70 Voters
Average When Ranked: #21.39 · 52 Unranked

Ranked High #14 · Low #2552 / 70 Ballots
View Exact Distribution
Duke votes by rank, including zero counts
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NR52