Duke, the No. 1 seed in the East region, is expecting to have star freshman Cooper Flagg for the NCAA Tournament beginning this week.

It wasn’t a suprise that a Duke freshman was named the Most Valuable Player of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

Duke coach Jon Scheyer is practicing extreme caution with all-American Cooper Flagg as the Blue Devils seek an ACC title. But the 6-9 freshman should be back for NCAA Tournament.

The No. 1-ranked Duke Blue Devils, after winning the ACC championship, are the No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament East Region, which means starting its expected run to the Final Four close to home.

The North Carolina Tar Heels squeaked into the NCAA Tournament, grabbing an 11-seed and a spot in the play-in game against San Diego State. Duke, the winners of the ACC Tournament, received a No. 1 seed in the East Region.

A look at the brackets for the 2025 NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, with UCLA women's basketball the No. 1 overall seed.