Mark BermanThe Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA)
E-mail: mark.berman@roanoke.com
Twitter: @BermanRoanoke
About: Mark Berman covers Virginia Tech basketball for The Roanoke Times in Roanoke, Va. He is a Syracuse University graduate who grew up in Trumbull, Conn. He has been at The Roanoke Times since 1998. He covered James Madison for The Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg, Va., from 1989-98. His blog can be read at http://blogs.roanoke.com/courtside.


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Dec 25, 2023Week 8 Rankings for Mark Berman
1Purdue (46)
11-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 46 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 14 Voters
1486
Points
2Kansas (5)
11-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 21 Voters
1424
Points
3Houston (9)
12-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Jon Wilner
1408
Points
4Florida Atlantic
10-2Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Dylan Sinn
1098
Points
5Arizona
9-2Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1193
Points
6Kentucky
9-2Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
1077
Points
7Tennessee
9-3Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 22 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Dave Borges
1125
Points
8Illinois
9-2Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Luke DeCock
907
Points
9UConn
11-2Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Stephen Means
1149
Points
10North Carolina
8-3Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Bob Holt
958
Points

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11James Madison
12-0Actual: 20
Highest: 5 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
417
Points
12Ole Miss
12-0Actual: 24
Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
243
Points

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13Memphis
10-2Actual: 19
Highest: 8 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
498
Points
14Oklahoma
10-1Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 22 - Mia O'Brien
772
Points

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15Marquette
10-3Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 20 - Donna Ditota
926
Points
16Gonzaga
9-3Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - JB Ricks
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
580
Points
17Colorado State
11-1Actual: 15
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
574
Points

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18Wisconsin
9-3Actual: 23
Highest: 9 - Adam Cole
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
291
Points
19Clemson
10-1Actual: 18
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 24 - 7 Voters
516
Points
20BYU
11-1Actual: 14
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
576
Points
21Providence
11-2Actual: 25
Highest: 12 - Steve Greenberg
Lowest: NR - 32 Voters
128
Points

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22Duke
8-3Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
554
Points

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23Baylor
10-2Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Calum McAndrew
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
520
Points
24Colorado
9-2Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: NR - 39 Voters
64
Points
25Auburn
9-2Actual: 26
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
122
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Texas22-Creighton