Duke's basketball program began in 1906 when athletic director Wilbur Wade Card introduced the sport to Trinity College, which later became Duke University. The 'Blue Devils' nickname was first used by student newspaper editors during the 1922-23 academic year, inspired by France's Chasseurs Alpins — elite Alpine soldiers known as 'les Diables Bleus' for their distinctive blue uniforms. Under Mike Krzyzewski, Duke won five national championships and became synonymous with college basketball excellence, producing four of the program's six first-overall NBA draft picks. Cameron Indoor Stadium, home to the legendary 'Cameron Crazies,' has been one of the toughest environments in college sports since opening in 1940.
Inspired by France's Chasseurs Alpins, elite Alpine soldiers known as 'les Diables Bleus' during World War I, chosen by student newspaper editors in 1923
Christian Laettner's turnaround buzzer-beater to defeat Kentucky 104-103 in overtime in the 1992 East Regional Final
Duke holds the best NCAA tournament winning percentage (about .750) in history and has had six players selected first overall in the NBA Draft, the most of any school
The Duke Blue Devils compete in the ACC and hold an all-time record of 2369–935 (.717 winning percentage) across 121 recorded seasons dating back to 1905-06. The program has won 5 NCAA national championships (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015) and reached 18 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 32-2 | 17-1 (ACC) | Jon Scheyer | AP #1 |
| 2024-25 | 35-4 | 19-1 (ACC) | Jon Scheyer | AP #1 |
| 2023-24 | 27-9 | 15-5 (ACC) | Jon Scheyer | AP #2 |
| 2022-23 | 27-9 | 14-6 (ACC) | Jon Scheyer | AP #7 |
| 2021-22 | 32-7 | 16-4 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 2020-21 | 13-11 | 9-9 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #6 |
| 2019-20 | 25-6 | 15-5 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 2018-19 | 32-6 | 14-4 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 2017-18 | 29-8 | 13-5 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 2016-17 | 28-9 | 11-7 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 2015-16 | 25-11 | 11-7 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #5 |
| 2014-15 | 35-4 | 15-3 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #2 |
| 2013-14 | 26-9 | 13-5 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #4 |
| 2012-13 | 30-6 | 14-4 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 2011-12 | 27-7 | 13-3 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #3 |
| 2010-11 | 32-5 | 13-3 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 2009-10 | 35-5 | 13-3 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #3 |
| 2008-09 | 30-7 | 11-5 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 2007-08 | 28-6 | 13-3 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #2 |
| 2006-07 | 22-11 | 8-8 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #5 |
| 2005-06 | 32-4 | 14-2 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 2004-05 | 27-6 | 11-5 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #2 |
| 2003-04 | 31-6 | 13-3 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 2002-03 | 26-7 | 11-5 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 2001-02 | 31-4 | 13-3 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 2000-01 | 35-4 | 13-3 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 1999-00 | 29-5 | 15-1 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 1998-99 | 37-2 | 16-0 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 1997-98 | 32-4 | 15-1 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 1996-97 | 24-9 | 12-4 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #6 |
| 1995-96 | 18-13 | 8-8 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #12 |
| 1994-95 | 13-18 | 2-14 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski,Pete Gaudet | AP #6 |
| 1993-94 | 28-6 | 12-4 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 1992-93 | 24-8 | 10-6 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 1991-92 | 34-2 | 14-2 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 1990-91 | 32-7 | 11-3 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #5 |
| 1989-90 | 29-9 | 9-5 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #3 |
| 1988-89 | 28-8 | 9-5 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 1987-88 | 28-7 | 9-5 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #4 |
| 1986-87 | 24-9 | 9-5 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #12 |
| 1985-86 | 37-3 | 12-2 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #1 |
| 1984-85 | 23-8 | 8-6 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #2 |
| 1983-84 | 24-10 | 7-7 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | AP #14 |
| 1982-83 | 11-17 | 3-11 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | |
| 1981-82 | 10-17 | 4-10 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | |
| 1980-81 | 17-13 | 6-8 (ACC) | Mike Krzyzewski | |
| 1979-80 | 24-9 | 7-7 (ACC) | Bill E. Foster | AP #1 |
| 1978-79 | 22-8 | 9-3 (ACC) | Bill E. Foster | AP #1 |
| 1977-78 | 27-7 | 8-4 (ACC) | Bill E. Foster | AP #7 |
| 1976-77 | 14-13 | 2-10 (ACC) | Bill E. Foster | |
| 1975-76 | 13-14 | 3-9 (ACC) | Bill E. Foster | |
| 1974-75 | 13-13 | 2-10 (ACC) | Bill E. Foster | |
| 1973-74 | 10-16 | 2-10 (ACC) | Neill McGeachy | |
| 1972-73 | 12-14 | 4-8 (ACC) | Bucky Waters | |
| 1971-72 | 14-12 | 6-6 (ACC) | Bucky Waters | |
| 1970-71 | 20-10 | 9-5 (ACC) | Bucky Waters | AP #13 |
| 1969-70 | 17-9 | 8-6 (ACC) | Bucky Waters | AP #16 |
| 1968-69 | 15-13 | 8-6 (ACC) | Vic Bubas | AP #9 |
| 1967-68 | 22-6 | 11-3 (ACC) | Vic Bubas | AP #6 |
| 1966-67 | 18-9 | 9-3 (ACC) | Vic Bubas | AP #4 |
| 1965-66 | 26-4 | 12-2 (ACC) | Vic Bubas | AP #1 |
| 1964-65 | 20-5 | 11-3 (ACC) | Vic Bubas | AP #5 |
| 1963-64 | 26-5 | 13-1 (ACC) | Vic Bubas | AP #3 |
| 1962-63 | 27-3 | 14-0 (ACC) | Vic Bubas | AP #2 |
| 1961-62 | 20-5 | 11-3 (ACC) | Vic Bubas | AP #5 |
| 1960-61 | 22-6 | 10-4 (ACC) | Vic Bubas | AP #3 |
| 1959-60 | 17-11 | 7-7 (ACC) | Vic Bubas | AP #16 |
| 1958-59 | 13-12 | 7-7 (ACC) | Harold Bradley | |
| 1957-58 | 18-7 | 11-3 (ACC) | Harold Bradley | AP #6 |
| 1956-57 | 13-11 | 8-6 (ACC) | Harold Bradley | AP #9 |
| 1955-56 | 19-7 | 10-4 (ACC) | Harold Bradley | AP #6 |
| 1954-55 | 20-8 | 11-3 (ACC) | Harold Bradley | AP #17 |
| 1953-54 | 21-6 | 9-1 (ACC) | Harold Bradley | AP #8 |
| 1952-53 | 17-8 | 12-4 (Southern) | Harold Bradley | AP #18 |
| 1951-52 | 24-6 | 13-3 (Southern) | Harold Bradley | AP #12 |
| 1950-51 | 20-13 | 13-6 (Southern) | Harold Bradley | |
| 1949-50 | 15-15 | 9-7 (Southern) | Gerry Gerard | |
| 1948-49 | 13-9 | 5-7 (Southern) | Gerry Gerard | |
| 1947-48 | 17-12 | 8-6 (Southern) | Gerry Gerard | |
| 1946-47 | 19-8 | 10-4 (Southern) | Gerry Gerard | |
| 1945-46 | 21-6 | 12-2 (Southern) | Gerry Gerard | |
| 1944-45 | 13-9 | 6-1 (Southern) | Gerry Gerard | |
| 1943-44 | 13-13 | 4-2 (Southern) | Gerry Gerard | |
| 1942-43 | 20-6 | 12-1 (Southern) | Gerry Gerard | |
| 1941-42 | 22-2 | 15-1 (Southern) | Eddie Cameron | |
| 1940-41 | 14-8 | 8-4 (Southern) | Eddie Cameron | |
| 1939-40 | 19-7 | 13-2 (Southern) | Eddie Cameron | |
| 1938-39 | 10-12 | 8-8 (Southern) | Eddie Cameron | |
| 1937-38 | 15-9 | 9-5 (Southern) | Eddie Cameron | |
| 1936-37 | 15-8 | 11-6 (Southern) | Eddie Cameron | |
| 1935-36 | 20-6 | 4-5 (Southern) | Eddie Cameron | |
| 1934-35 | 18-8 | 10-4 (Southern) | Eddie Cameron | |
| 1933-34 | 18-6 | 9-4 (Southern) | Eddie Cameron | |
| 1932-33 | 17-5 | 7-3 (Southern) | Eddie Cameron | |
| 1931-32 | 14-11 | 6-5 (Southern) | Eddie Cameron | |
| 1930-31 | 14-7 | 5-4 (Southern) | Eddie Cameron | |
| 1929-30 | 18-2 | 9-1 (Southern) | Eddie Cameron | |
| 1928-29 | 12-8 | 5-4 (Southern) | Eddie Cameron | |
| 1927-28 | 9-5 | Ind | George Buckheit | |
| 1926-27 | 4-10 | Ind | George Buckheit | |
| 1925-26 | 8-12 | Ind | George Buckheit | |
| 1924-25 | 4-9 | Ind | George Buckheit | |
| 1923-24 | 19-6 | Ind | J.S. Burbage | |
| 1922-23 | 15-7 | Ind | J.S. Burbage | |
| 1921-22 | 6-12 | Ind | James Baldwin | |
| 1920-21 | 9-6 | Ind | Floyd Egan | |
| 1919-20 | 10-4 | Ind | W.J. Rothensies | |
| 1918-19 | 6-5 | Ind | H.P. Cole | |
| 1917-18 | 10-5 | Ind | Chick Doak | |
| 1916-17 | 20-4 | Ind | Chick Doak | |
| 1915-16 | 9-11 | Ind | Chick Doak | |
| 1914-15 | 10-10 | Ind | Noble Clay | |
| 1913-14 | 12-9 | Ind | Noble Clay | |
| 1912-13 | 11-8 | Ind | J.E. Brinn | |
| 1911-12 | 6-1 | Ind | Cap Card | |
| 1910-11 | 4-3 | Ind | Cap Card | |
| 1909-10 | 4-4 | Ind | Cap Card | |
| 1908-09 | 8-1 | Ind | Cap Card | |
| 1907-08 | 2-3 | Ind | Cap Card | |
| 1906-07 | 4-2 | Ind | Cap Card | |
| 1905-06 | 2-3 | Ind | Cap Card |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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