[81alum]

Very possible that UCLA loses to UConn this week and Colorado to NC State, and we move on up to #2! 

We have a pretty light remaining non-conference schedule with potentially a game against #13 Florida State this week and then up to Spokane at unranked Gonzaga, which has proven to always be tough. Gonzaga lost to #24 Washington State by 5 last week and plays Louisville on Sunday, will be interesting to see how they stack up.

I don't think it's safe to underestimate either the potential game with Florida State or the one with Gonzaga. Both could be serious tests, and both are on the road. I don't see these as "light" games at all.

Agreed.  And remember that we changed our offense this year and teams are getting more and more film on us.  We can expect teams to be better prepared defensively against us the deeper we go into the season.  Duke was much better prepared than Indiana, for example, and everyone in the future can see what Duke did against us in the second half.  Not everyone will have the players to execute that defense, but some will, and everyone will benefit from the film to some degree.  Florida State and Gonzaga will surly be trying to figure out if they can capture some of the Duke defense in their scouting report defenses.

[81alum]

Very possible that UCLA loses to UConn this week and Colorado to NC State, and we move on up to #2! 

We have a pretty light remaining non-conference schedule with potentially a game against #13 Florida State this week and then up to Spokane at unranked Gonzaga, which has proven to always be tough. Gonzaga lost to #24 Washington State by 5 last week and plays Louisville on Sunday, will be interesting to see how they stack up.

I don't think it's safe to underestimate either the potential game with Florida State or the one with Gonzaga. Both could be serious tests, and both are on the road. I don't see these as "light" games at all.

Agreed.  And remember that we changed our offense this year and teams are getting more and more film on us.  We can expect teams to be better prepared defensively against us the deeper we go into the season.  Duke was much better prepared than Indiana, for example, and everyone in the future can see what Duke did against us in the second half.  Not everyone will have the players to execute that defense, but some will, and everyone will benefit from the film to some degree.  Florida State and Gonzaga will surly be trying to figure out if they can capture some of the Duke defense in their scouting report defenses.