Duke Football: Blue Devils ranked for first time since 2015 season

It’s official: The Duke football team is in both top 25 polls for the first time since the 2015 season.

Not too often in the lives of Duke football fans do they get to see the Blue Devils in any top 25. And that is exactly what makes this news extra special.

After defeating the North Carolina Central Eagles, 55-13, on Saturday to extend its record to 4-0 and its winning streak to seven dating back to last season, Duke has officially entered both major polls released on Sunday. In the Amway Coaches Poll, the Blue Devils are No. 22, and in the Associated Press Top 25, they are No. 23.

Prior to this week, the Blue Devils had been steadily rising up the list of “Others receiving votes.” Now that they have finally broken in — appearing in both for the first time since Oct. 25, 2015 — fans can now start focusing on just how far they can climb.

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The highest ranking Duke has achieved during the 11 years with David Cutcliffe at the helm is No. 18 in the Coaches Poll (after a 6-1 start to the 2015 season) and No. 19 in the AP Poll (after an 8-1 start to the 2014 season).

If the Blue Devils win this Saturday at 7 p.m. EST at home against Virginia Tech — who fell to No. 24 in the Coaches Poll and completely out of the AP Poll after an upset loss at Old Dominion on Saturday — they could flirt with both those rankings.

Duke, the only remaining unbeaten team in the Coastal Division, is now third in the rankings among all other ACC squads.

Clemson stayed in the No. 2 spot in the Coaches Poll and No. 3 in the AP Poll.

Meanwhile, Miami rose from No. 20 to No. 16 in the Coaches Poll and from No. 21 to No. 16 in the AP Poll after a 31-17 home win over Florida International over the weekend.

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The Blue Devils will play at Miami on Nov. 3 and at Clemson on Nov. 17.

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