Duke’s current efficiency is 38.15, the nation’s highest since the 2001 Blue Devils ended the season, with an NCAA championship, at 37.32. The only team with a higher KenPom efficiency at time of the year? Duke’s 1999 team that went 37-2 and finished with a 43.01 efficiency.

The No. 1 Duke Blue Devils and Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers meet in the NCAA Tournament first round. Friday's meeting is the first of the season for the two teams.

Even this year’s Blue Devils, who spent the season shattering records and bucking statistical norms, played beneath the shadow of Duke’s five championship titles. How do they stack up against the program’s best in their search for a sixth crown?