Duke basketball remains atop ACC power rankings before matchup with Clemson

Duke basketball trailed for 0.4 seconds in its only ACC loss of the season, it just so happened to be the most important 0.4 seconds against rival North Carolina. Despite that defeat, the fourth-ranked Blue Devils (22-2, 11-1 ACC) remain the favorites to repeat as ACC champions and secure a No. 1 seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Of the seven games remaining in the regular season, four of them are against the teams chasing them in the standings. The other is against No. 2 Michigan in the nation’s capital. Here’s a look at how ACC teams stack up against each other in the first week of February. ACC basketball power rankings Here are the power rankings as of Thursday, Feb. 12, in the 2025-26...