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ACC Basketball: Preseason rankings for 2019-20 season

By Brian Rauf

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 05: Tre Jones #3 of the Duke Blue Devils drives past Jordan Chatman #25 of the Boston College Eagles during the second half of their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 05, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 80-55. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 05: Tre Jones #3 of the Duke Blue Devils drives past Jordan Chatman #25 of the Boston College Eagles during the second half of their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 05, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 80-55. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – MARCH 16: Tre Jones #3 of the Duke Blue Devils cuts down a piece of the net after defeating the Florida State Seminoles 73-63 in the championship game of the 2019 Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – MARCH 16: Tre Jones #3 of the Duke Blue Devils cuts down a piece of the net after defeating the Florida State Seminoles 73-63 in the championship game of the 2019 Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

. Blue Devils . 1. team. 434. . Last Year: 32-6 (14-4)

Duke has not won the ACC regular-season championship since 2010. It doesn’t feel like it has been that long, but it has.

This will be the year that changes. Kind of funny that it wasn’t last season’s historic freshman class featuring Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, and Cam Reddish that ended the streak, but Duke welcomes in another class full of five-stars that may do so.

Tre Jones, one of the two holdovers of last year’s freshman class (Joey Baker), is back to lead the show. Injuries largely limited him throughout the second half of the season and he’s excited to show an improved offensive game, particularly from the perimeter.

They also fixed last season’s biggest weakness by adding more perimeter shooting, and this year’s freshmen have skill sets that may actually fit better together on the court than last year’s class.

For a full breakdown on why I’m picking Duke to win the ACC this season, click here.

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The ACC may not have as many elite teams chasing the conference crown in 2019-20, but there are three teams clearly at the top of the pecking order – and all 15 have exciting storylines worth watching throughout the court of the new season.