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DukeDenver

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Has coach K ever beaten a higher seed in the NCAA Tourney? I recall that he has done so, but maybe only once? Help me out, DI.
 
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DukeDenver

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I’m guessing we’ve only had the opportunity 4-5 times. I might go year by year and look this up. It’s not like it’s that many... oh right he’s in year 38.
 
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OldasdirtDevil

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I'd forgotten about beating #1 Purdue, but of course the UNLV (2nd) game. But i'm surprised no one thought of us beating #1 Temple (1988) with the great Mark Macon, whom Billy King (one of the best defenders in Duke history) shut him down.

Also Duke was never a #1 seed during the Laettner years, except for the '92 season, and we made it to the FF every time. Beat #1 Georgetown in '89 (while #2 seed), and #1 Connecticut in '90 (as a #3 seed). Of course Laettner was on 3 of K's teams that beat a higher seed...yeah, he was pretty good.

So, from '88 through 91 Duke as a #2 (3 times) and a #3 seed (1 time) beat a #1 seed to make it to the FF.

OFC
 
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HuffyJB

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As much as anything, that speaks to how often Duke has been a 1 or 2 seed. Very difficult to beat a higher tanked team in those circumstances.
 
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OldasdirtDevil said:
I'd forgotten about beating #1 Purdue, but of course the UNLV (2nd) game. But i'm surprised no one thought of us beating #1 Temple (1988) with the great Mark Macon, whom Billy King (one of the best defenders in Duke history) shut him down.

Also Duke was never a #1 seed during the Laettner years, except for the '92 season, and we made it to the FF every time. Beat #1 Georgetown in '89 (while #2 seed), and #1 Connecticut in '90 (as a #3 seed). Of course Laettner was on 3 of K's teams that beat a higher seed...yeah, he was pretty good.

So, from '88 through 91 Duke as a #2 (3 times) and a #3 seed (1 time) beat a #1 seed to make it to the FF.

OFC
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I now feel so much better !
 
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HeLooks2MuchLikeDave

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Dattier said:
How many chances have we had this century? Oregon in '16, UL in '13, KU in '03... Is that it?
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Yes that’s it. Prior to that it was Purdue and Arkansas in ‘94.

We were a one seed 8 out 9 years from ‘98 to ‘06 (which is pretty remarkable) so we really had no chances during that stretch
 
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DukeDenver

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Just to annotate Coach K's resume against higher seeds:

Loss - 87 Indiana
Win - 88 Temple
Win - 89 GT
Win - 90 UConn
Win - 91 UNLV
Win - 94 Purdue
Loss - 94 Arkansas
Loss - 03 Kansas
Loss - 13 Louisville
Loss - 16 Oregon
??? - 18 Kansas

K is 5-5 in such games heading into tomorrow. Let's give this man a winning record against higher seeded tourney teams and end the 24 year drought.
 
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