Duke Blue Devils

Duke University's 26 varsity sports teams, known as the Blue Devils, compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The name comes from the French Chasseurs Alpins soldiers in World War I that wore a distinctive blue uniforms with flowing capes and berets. For this reason, they were nicknamed "les Diables Bleus" or "Blue Devils."[1] Duke's varsity teams have won eight NCAA national championships. The women's golf team has won four (1999, 2002, 2005 an... more

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