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Blue Devils · ACC

Head coach Manny Diaz Year 2 with Duke

Year-2 HCs (2015-2024) averaged +0.09 W vs SP+ expected · n=47

Season Projection · 2026 W0

10,000 sims
6.3
Expected wins
6-6
Proj record
3 to 9
Win range (90%)
#50 (27–77)
Final rank (90%)
0%
Make playoff
1%
Win conference

Path to Glory

Tap a win or a loss on each pivotal game to see how the playoff probability shifts. Leave any game unset to average across both outcomes.

Make the playoff

0%

Baseline projection.

  • at Virginia
    Away · Oct 23
  • at Georgia Tech
    Away · Oct 10
  • at Illinois
    Away · Sep 12
  • at Wake Forest
    Away · Nov 28
  • at NC State
    Away · Nov 7

Pivotal games are the 5 with the largest playoff-probability swing, ranked by the model. Math: chained Bayesian log-odds update from the conditional simulation set; gets the directionally right answer but won't perfectly capture cross-game correlations until the full Monte Carlo pipeline lands.

Returning production · 2025

45 PCI
  • Quarterback 17% (1/6 players)
  • Offensive line 61% (11/18 players)
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 48% (14/29 players)
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 63% (19/30 players)
  • Secondary 58% (11/19 players)
  • Special teams 64% (7/11 players)

PCI weights returning production by position group (QB/OL heaviest). 70%+ is healthy continuity; 45-70% is a normal rebuild; below 45% is a meaningful turnover.

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 37.0% 50th — average
  • Red-zone TD rate 16.0% 65th — average
  • 4th-down aggression 52.8% 95th — elite
  • Late & close 5.6 yds/play 65th — average

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

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More coming

Per-team pages get the full treatment in Phase 3: current rating, season projection histogram, schedule with win probabilities, and live overlays on Pylon stream days. For now, this page exists so stories and news have a permanent home as content rolls in.