Running the table in a power conference is incredibly difficult, but with how well Duke is playing — and how poor the rest of the ACC looks — it’s not out of the question.

The Duke Blue Devils won their eighth straight game on Saturday in their most impressive effort yet, a 27-point road victory over the previously 11-2 SMU Mustangs, and Cooper Flagg and his teammates moved slightly closer to the No.

Duke coach Jon Scheyer did not travel with the No. 4 Blue Devils for their 89-62 victory at SMU on Saturday due to illness. The program revealed Scheyer's status roughly 15 minutes before tipoff and announced associate head coach Chris Carrawell would serve as acting head coach for the game.