Duke Basketball: Three Teams Duke Should Play in Non-Conference

OMAHA, NE - MARCH 25: Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils speaks with his team against the Kansas Jayhawks during the second half in the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional at CenturyLink Center on March 25, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

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ORLANDO, FL – MARCH 16: Maryland Terrapins cheerleaders perform during the game between the Xavier Musketeers and the Maryland Terrapins in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Amway Center on March 16, 2017 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

Maryland

We will first start with the ACC-Big 10 Challenge and probably the most likely of all the options we are going to layout.

This is always a fun game on the schedule with Duke paired up against one of the top teams in the Big 10, but the two conference need to pin two old rivals against each other, Duke and Maryland.

Maryland was a long time ACC member but in July 2014 they departed for the Big 10.

Despite the ACC-Big 10 Challange, the Blue Devils and Terrapins have yet to play each other since the Terrapins ACC exit.

The last time the teams met was in the 2013-14 season when Duke defeated Maryland 69-67 at Cameron Indoor.

This rivalry between the two teams and its fans was something special and it would be great to see that intensity comeback.

It all rests on the shoulders of the schedule makers of the ACC-Big 10 Challenge.

No pressure.

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