We had a very good year. And it could've been even better without the injuries.
Not sure if the SRS is done calculating yet -- right now we are #41 (yesterday we were #39):
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb...8-ratings.html
We're in the middle of the ACC + ND group of 15:
1 - Clemson
6 - ND
19 - Syracuse
35 - UVA
38 - NCSU
40 - Miami
41 - DUKE
44 - Pitt
48 - BC
58 - GT
60 - WFU
74 - VT
83 - FSU
93 - UNC
108 - L'ville
Miami, GT, UNC, and Lville all have coaching changes.
It would've been nice to have a Coastal championship like Pitt or beat an SEC team in a bowl like UVa, and I think we would've had those accomplishments if we had been healthy.
Still, a better year than a lot of our brethren -- pretty nice when we are significantly better than *all* of VT, FSU, UNC, and L'ville.
And nationwide, plenty of P5 teams clearly had lesser years than Duke (rated 50+ in the SRS): Baylor, TCU, Ole Miss, KState, MD, Nebraska, SoCal, Indiana, Cal, Tenn, Ariz, Colorado, UCLA, Arkansas, Illini, Rutgers, Oregon State.
And we're enjoying about as good of Duke football these days as we have in 45 years.
Duke's SRS rank going back to 1971 (I read that scholarship limits were introduced for the first time in 1973 so some date the 'modern era' of CFB to then):
2018: 41
2017: 37
2016: 77
2015: 57
2014: 40
2013: 31
2012: 68
2011: 98
2010: 84
2009: 75
2008: 67 = Cut's first season
2007: 100
2006: 112
2005: 101
2004: 94 = Roof's first full season
2003: 76
2002: 82
2001: 107
2000: 104
1999: 78 = Franks's first season
1998: 82
1997: 74
1996: 98
1995: 83
1994: 27 = Goldsmith's first season (highest final SRS)
1993: 75
1992: 72
1991: 67
1990: 57 = Wilson's first season
1989: 36
1988: 51
1987: 48 = Spurrier's first season
1986: 78
1985: 73
1984: 88
1983: 64 = Sloan's first season
1982: 39
1981: 52
1980: 81
1979: 89 = Red's first season
1978: 76
1977: 38
1976: 42
1975: 65
1974: 41
1973: 81
1972: 50
1971: 41 = McGee's first season