The Duke Blue Devils' loss to Wake Forest was a double whammy for the team. It cost them some long term seeding odds and Coach K also left the game feeling uneasy.

The assessment by ESPN on Duke's odds of making the tournament as a number one seed: "Wednesday night's loss almost certainly takes Duke out of the running for a No. 1 seed. The Blue Devils were a No. 2 in Joe Lunardi's Monday Bracketology update and the No. 6-ranked team overall on Joe's S-Curve. The Blue Devils' wins over Michigan, Virginia, UCLA and Syracuse, and their typically impressive RPI and strength of schedule numbers, put them in top-seed contention in the first place, even if midseason losses to Notre Dame and Clemson left them a notch or two behind the Arizonas and Floridas and Kansases of the world."

In other words, there are just too many teams (more than four) who should be seeded higher than Duke. That's enough to relegate them to a no. 2 or even 3 seed. Is this such a big blow for their title hopes?

From Ken Pomeroy of Slate.com :"Seeding doesn't "significantly influence title chances--a team's chances of winning the tournament will be restricted most by its potential matchups against the great teams in the field." Usually, matchups against a tournament's best teams won't come until the Final Four, and "the chance of playing one of them doesn't differ much whether a team is a No. 1 seed or a 3." 

The more important thing is to be assigned to an easier region. That way, you can emerge as the survivor whether you are a no. 1 or no. 4 seed.

Meanwhile, Coach K had to leave the game against Wake Forest after he complained of getting a dizzy feeling. The full report and the school's statements from ESPN: "Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has 'improved considerably' after feeling dizzy and light-headed during and after Wednesday night's loss at Wake Forest.

He was examined by the team medical staff at the arena after the game and later underwent precautionary tests at Duke University Medical Center when he returned to Durham, according to a statement by the university. His symptoms and condition have improved considerably, and Coach Krzyzewski was sent home during the early morning hours on Thursday," the school said.