Determining the best team in the NCAA at this point is probably impossible. With Tennessee’s win over Memphis this weekend, there are no more undefeated teams remaining. With March Madness on the horizon, it will be very interesting to see how the final rankings pan out given the leaps and bounds that we have experienced this year.

While many were shocked by the Memphis Tigers’ loss, even more were startled when the Duke Blue Devils lost two games in the same week. Two unranked clubs, Wake Forest and Miami, defeated Coach Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils, 86-73 and 96-95 respectively. The loss to Wake Forest was extremely disheartening for Blue Devil fans, as the Demon Deacons’ freshmen Jeff Teague and James Johnson showed no fear of the Duke opposition. Wake Forest’s two superstars put up stellar performances, as Teague scored 26 and Johnson put up 24. The win was the most notable for Wake Forest’s first-year coach, Dino Gaudio who toke over for the late Skip Prosser.

Though the Demon Deacons did demonstrate that they were able to compete against one of the country’s most highly-touted programs, it was clear from the beginning that the Blue Devils just didn’t have it. The club compiled a season-high 22 turnovers and suffered a 17-2 scoring drought during the second half of regulation. The Blue Devils did lead by as much as five, but once Wake Forest put on the defensive pressure Coach Krzyzewski could not find a way to get his club to capitalize.

"Tonight, we played like we've already done something, and the team that had to win won," Krzyzewski said. "We have to always play like we have to win. That's the sign of a champion. That's a part of learning. We have some young guys who haven't been champions before, and they're trying to learn how to be that. Sometimes the best lessons are ones that are taught in defeat."

The match up against Miami was a lot tighter, but similar to the game against Wake Forest the Blue Devils fell apart in the second half. The Hurricanes even managed to go on a 15-0 run at one point to eventually earn the 96-95 victory. It was the first time in 45 years that the Hurricanes defeated the Blue Devils.

"Our team -- there's something missing this week," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "We are not the same team these last two ballgames. It's almost like someone has come in and invaded their bodies."

The Blue Devils’ next game is February 27 against Georgia Tech. They also play North Carolina one more time on March 8th. No doubt disappointed in the recent defeats, it is going to be tough for the Duke ball club to forget the losses and rebound so that they can succeed in the remainder of the season. Though their tournament spot is still essentially guaranteed, there is no telling what ranking they will be given. Coach Krzyzewski has a deep hole to get out of considering a lot of his players (such as Kyle Singler and Jon Scheyer) are young and inexperienced. Hopefully the Blue Devils can come around and put their recent struggles behind them.