The topic “Louisville vs. Duke” is trending due to the significant interest generated from their recent college basketball matchup. This interest is reflected in the reported search volume of over 10,000 searches. The game, which took place on January 6, 2026, culminated in a final score of Duke 84 and Louisville 73, showcasing a competitive display of basketball between two prominent teams.
In addition to the recent game results, various sports outlets are actively discussing the upcoming rematch on January 26, 2026, indicating that significant anticipation surrounds this event. Sources such as CBS Sports are providing insights, including odds and predictions for the game, which further drives the public’s engagement and search interest in the Louisville vs. Duke rivalry.
The combination of a recent game result and ongoing coverage of an impending matchup is likely contributing to the high search interest. These factors collectively create a surge in curiosity among fans and bettors, highlighting the competitive nature of the teams and the excitement surrounding college basketball during this season.
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I was about to say there was ~~Murry state~~ awhile ago that went undefeated to the tourney and only got like a 13 seed cause their schedule was so ass proceeded to lose first round edit: I don’t remember who I’m thinking
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The 2023–24 Fairfield women’s team went 31–1 and lost in the first round as a 13-seed.
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Im getting similar shades of Stony Brook’s WBB team, 27-4 with 2 losses being in OT. Obviously different with the more top-heavy conferences bit man their resume was also ass
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2nd round. They murdered a team first round.
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Murray State has never had an undefeated (regular) season?
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I must be remembering someone else
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Murray State in 2011 went 30-1 in the regular season then lost in the second round.
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That team also played a pretty decent OOC schedule
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Maybe Charleston three years ago? They weren’t undefeated but had only 1 loss to UNC on the road at this point in the season and I feel like there was a decent amount of hype around them. They won their conference tournament and lost to San Diego State in the first round
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Someone explain Gonzaga at 6 to me, sincerely requesting not talking trash here
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it genuinely has to be because they only have a 1 in the L column. None of their early ranked wins look as good as they once did
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At full strength maybe but probably should be closer to 10 right now.
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Some poll inertia from not losing in 2 months but they still have a great resume being 6th in WAB (MSU is 8th). Gonzaga is lower on metrics though.
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[I see Gonzaga 11th in WAB to MSU’s 6th](https://barttorvik.com/teamsheets.php). NET seems like the outlier for Gonzaga at 4.
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Torvik’s teamsheat has different WAB rankings compared to the [main page](https://www.barttorvik.com/?sort=34&begin=20251101&end=20260501&conlimit=All&year=2026&top=0&hteam=&quad=5&rpi=#).
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Got it, thank you. Why are they both called WAB if they’re different rankings?
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One of them is Torviks WAB. The other is the WAB the NCAA uses based on NET. The Torvik home page uses Torviks WAB and Torviks team sheat page uses the NCAA’s WAB. Both were developed by Bart Torvik but one uses Trank’s data and the other uses the NET’s data
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That is so confusing that he would use two different ratings like that, but thank you for explaining
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I’m pretty sure the teamsheet is broken.
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Oh god I hope not, I’ve used it as the basis of many debates lol
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Its not
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Was using Torvik’s WAB. NET is definitely flipped from other sites
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I linked you to Torvik, unless I’m looking in the wrong place
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I see now, I’ve assumed the Torvik team sheet page uses NET and then Torvik has their own.
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We’ve dropped quite a bit in these different analytics with Ike and Huff being out or limited. On the brightside though, our offense is learning to play through the backcourt and wings without the big guys so that should help a ton come March.
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Losing guys for a bit can be a blessing in disguise for sure. When we made the elite eight a couple years ago, our offense didn’t really take off until TSJ’s suspension (not to open that can of worms) gave Domask room to step up and find his role in the offense. I’m sure Gonzaga will be fine in conference play regardless, and might come out stronger for it assuming they’re back healthy.
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That’s the way I view it, too. I’m really big on Davis Fogle getting more minutes right now so I’m hoping he takes a massive step forward with the meaningful minutes.
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Poll inertia at this point. I don’t think we are 6 for what it’s worth. Probably 8-12 if everyone was healthy
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It’s funny because this happens every year–CFB ends, more people start tuning into CBB, they see Gonzaga is ranked highly, they look at the recent schedule and see all WCC teams, and go ???? The answer is that they have only lost once and it was one of the best teams in the country. That’s pretty much it. Their recent wins haven’t looked great because they are missing their two starting big men who collectively average 36 points and 14 rebounds a game, so their metrics are understandably falling. And the OOC resume doesn’t look as good as it did before the season, but still only losing once and will keep you up in the polls. I’m sure all of that stuff will be reflected in the seeding for the bracket once that happens, as I would not be shocked if all of MSU, ISU, Purdue, Houston, and Illinois are seeded above them. That being said, they did look really impressive in the non con and beat a lot of pretty good teams, so to argue that they don’t even belong in the top 10 or that they would be blown out by several teams ranked below them (as others have said in this thread) is not reality. This, of course, assumes that they will be at full strength, which they likely won’t be until Huff returns for the WCC tournament at the earliest.
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Nah I’m locked in on CBB from November 1st my dude, and I’ve kept up with the Zags all year. I just don’t find their resume in its entirety necessarily impressive enough to warrant the number 6 spot, especially considering the relative strengths of others in the top 10 or 15. I get they’ve had injuries, but that’s part of the game. MSU had one of our starters out sick and another role player battling a wrist injury for our 2pt loss at Nebraska. Doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have been knocked in the rankings for it. Although I’m with you that any arguments saying who would or wouldn’t blow out another team in a hypothetical match up are pretty silly.
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Resumes matter less to rankings than inertia really is the key here. I only bring up the injuries to explain why they have fallen in the computer metrics while they were previously top 7 or 8ish in all of them–if the Zags had lost any of these games with their two starters out, they obviously would have fallen in the rankings (probably quite a bit). But when you don’t lose for a while you’re not going to fall in the rankings, even if the wins aren’t super impressive. See, e.g., every single Gonzaga season for the last 10 or so years.
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Fair enough! I’d personally be in favor of not doing any rankings until the end of non-con play, but I get that’s less fun overall haha
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Gonzaga gets blown out by the 6 teams ranked below them. We all know it.
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Right now with us being out our top two players who combine for nearly 40 points a game, sure. If we’re healthy, I strongly disagree with that.
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You’re not talking trash. There is no case
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It’s fairly straightforward. Gonzaga is a good and very deep team. Played a loaded non con with the only loss to Michigan( who was playing their best basketball of the season so far). Lets talk more about that loss. Both teams had less than a day to prepare for the game. However, Michigan has an assistant coach whose name is Justin Joyner, who was at St Mary’s for like 6 years or so and he knows all about Gonzaga basketball. So they had an edge in preparation and then Gonzaga’s best player injured his ankle in the Maryland game, which was the game before Michigan. Although Ike played a bit in the Michigan with a bad ankle, he didn’t contribute at all and maybe it was best he sat out that game, but I understand why he wanted to play it. So yes a 40 points blowout but it’s November and all those things above contributed to that particular outcome. So Gonzaga did well in the non con and now playing in the WCC in the last season. Every WCC team circies the Gonzaga game and are trying super hard to win it for a lot of obvious reasons. Gonzaga has also been playing without their two best players, Ike and Huff, and still winning. Conclusion: The team is good and 6 is about right, however lots of basketball left to play and Gonzaga is dealing with a lot of injuries . It will end up being a 3 seed I think, but will have to wait and see.
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Counterpoint: all your excuses don’t change the fact that Gonzaga was #8 and actually *favored* in that game against Michigan, which they wound up losing by 40. They haven’t beaten a single other great team, and their best win is barely clinging to the top 25. Add to that more recent results escaping bad teams in overtime at home, and you should be able to understand your skepticism. Your whole post is just excuses to convince people that what we see isn’t what is happening.
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To reiterate: somebody wants to know the arguments for Gonzaga at 6. I’m not a poll voter but I watch a lot of college basketball, so I came from a perspective of why all these other people would vote for a 6. I really don’t care about excuses and I’m not getting anything from it. It’s totally fine to have your strong opinions and I appreciate your feedback.
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I’m not saying your points are invalid, but I sincerely hope AP voters aren’t much factoring such things as an assistant’s coaching history or the scheduling of an early season tourney, that they signed up for, as reasons to keep them higher. You can make similar excuses for any team.
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You are completely right and in 99% of the cases people don’t do that. In the end it will all be treated as November stuff in the eyes of most people despite how much Michigan fans cling to that memory by bringing it up so often. In essence, that info is smth discussed in some Gonzaga groups, which I get to see still despite now being an older student at NC State. As for Illinois, Wagler wow. You guys have an electric team and you might win the Big10 this season. Good luck!
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Yeah, I’ve watched enough college basketball to know how much November lies. Teams are still figuring themselves out, and most teams end up completely different come March. It does have to count though. I don’t think a Gonzaga/Michigan rematch would result in another 40 point blowout, Gonzaga is way too good for that. But that game did happen, and has to factor into the rankings accordingly.
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Yes and it already counts. Gonzaga would most likely get a 3 seed now if selection Sunday would be today.
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I think we agree then. I promise I’m not trying to be biased, but I saw Gonzaga at 6 and thought it was just a couple spots too high. A very dangerous 3 seed in the 9-12 range seems right to me. Appreciate the kind words towards Illinois by the way, looking forward to watching Gonzaga in the sweet 16 and beyond just like every year lol
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I think anyone would look at Gonzaga at 6 with the recent scores in WCC play and thinks it’s too high. If we can get through the WCC unscathed or one loss to St. Mary’s, then i think really like where we are. Getting huff and Ike back healthy while having depth guys get quality minutes to figure out how to score without the big guys is going to pay huge dividends in March. Plus, Fogle is going to make a lot of noise in the second half of the season.
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To simplify: Gonzaga’s played 19 games looking like a top team and 3 looking like NIT fodder. That still averages out to pretty good.
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Really appreciate the breakdown! Didn’t know all that about the Michigan game, super interesting. I hear what you’re saying about the WCC always giving the Zags their best but I also can’t ignore the relative weakness of the conference. Considering also they barely escaped a loss to San Francisco I just have a hard time seeing them above teams like Illinois. Tough thing with Gonzaga each yeah is we don’t ever really get a great sense of their standings until the tournament itself
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I felt like you genuinely want to know more about why all these poll voters would vote like this so I wrote all of that despite knowing I’ll get a lot of downvotes, which is fine, doesn’t matter. I don’t know for a fact that this is why they voted the way they did , but these are some of the things that could have led to that. As for Illinois, the only argument is this: They lost at home to Alabama, while Gonzaga beat Alabama on a neutral floor. That win against Purdue says more about Purdue than Illinois I think. Purdue is figuring out some things right now looks like. As for that San Francisco game, Gonzaga played it without their two best players. They definitely didn’t look like a top 20 team even in that game, so it’s a fair argument to use. Also, yes forgot to mention, poll inertia too.
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Illinois lost to Alabama at what is technically a neutral site, not at home. Sure it was in Chicago, but it was early in the season when they were “figuring out some things,” and they rarely play at the UC. It also can’t be ignored that Illinois’ best defender in Boswell was out against Purdue, so that should only add to the many reasons how impressive that win was in Mackey against the #2 offense in the country on the road. Just providing context. Gonzaga seems to get a lot of it when explaining their position in the polls.
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The best excuse for us is to point out we only have one loss since we moved Wagler to primary ball handler
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