Duke basketball is no stranger to a tough non-conference slate.

The Blue Devils ' 2025-26 non-conference slate consists of seven marquee matchups, including two trips to Madison Square Garden and a Thanksgiving showdown against Arkansas in Chicago.

Duke returns six members from its 35-4 season in 2024-25 where it won both the ACC regular season and tournament titles, making its 18th appearance in the NCAA Final Four. It welcomes the nation's top-rated recruiting class for the second-straight season and brings in two transfer portal additions in Jon Scheyer's fourth season at the helm.

Duke is scheduled to host Countdown to Craziness on Friday, Oct. 3 and has two exhibition games against UCF (Oct. 21) and Tennessee (Oct. 26) before officially opening its season on Tuesday, Nov. 4

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