With only two weeks left in the 2024 regular season, the Duke Blue Devils remain close to the top of the college football world.

USA TODAY Sports writer Paul Myerberg released his updated ranking of every FBS college football team after Week 12, and the Duke Blue Devils moved up two spots to 27th.

In his first season as the program’s head coach, Manny Diaz won his first five games to kick-start what is currently a 7-3 campaign. With the Blue Devils’ most recent win in Raleigh, the team beat both the North Carolina Tar Heels and NC State Wolfpack in the same season for the first time in more than a decade.

If Duke can beat either Virginia Tech or Wake Forest over the next two weeks, the Blue Devils could clinch their third straight eight-win season.

Just like every other major college football ranking, the Oregon Ducks took the top overall spot. With the ACC in a chaotic three-team race for the conference title, Myerberg has Miami (10th) and SMU (11th) as the best teams in the league. The Clemson Tigers (14th) remain alive, but they’d need an upset or two to make it to Charlotte.