Duke in The Polls
| Year | Final AP Poll | Final Coaches Poll |
| 1936 | #11 | |
| 1937 | #20 | |
| 1938 | #3 | |
| 1939 | #8 | |
| 1940 | #18 | |
| 1941 | #2 | |
| 1943 | #7 | |
| 1944 | #11 | |
| 1945 | #13 | |
| 1947 | #19 | |
| 1952 | #16 | #18 |
| 1953 | #18 | #18 |
| 1954 | #14 | #14 |
| 1955 | #16 | |
| 1956 | #20 | |
| 1957 | #16 | #14 |
| 1960 | #10 | #11 |
| 1961 | #20 | #14 |
| 1962 | #14 |
Since 1962, Duke has only appeared in the polls during 1971, 1989 and 1994.
Duke has never been ranked #1 in the AP or Coaches polls.
There have been 253 straight AP Polls without Duke since 1994 (the 13th longest streak in the NCAA).
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