Mark Berman The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA) 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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Nov 2, 2015 Pre-Season Rankings for Mark Berman1 Kansas (5) 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1410
2 Maryland (14) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 14 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1487
3 Virginia (1) 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Bob Sutton Lowest: 12 - Kevin Lyttle 1347
4 North Carolina (35) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 35 Voters Lowest: 8 - Graham Couch 1566
5 Kentucky (10) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 10 Voters Lowest: 8 - Cormac Gordon 1520
6 Iowa State 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: 20 - Graham Couch 1185
7 Wichita State 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 17 - Randy Rosetta 1032
8 Indiana 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Jeff Faraudo Lowest: 22 - Adam Sparks 755
9 Gonzaga 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Chuck McGill Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 1047
10 Duke 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Jay Drew Lowest: 12 - Chuck McGill 1350
11 Oklahoma 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: 16 - Kevin McNamara 1088
12 Arizona 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Jon Rothstein 917
13 Villanova 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 1013
14 Butler 0-0 Actual: 24Highest: 13 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 223
15 Vanderbilt 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 393
16 Utah 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Jay Drew Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 499
17 Purdue 0-0 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 236
18 California 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Rick Bozich 757
19 Michigan State 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: 21 - Elton Alexander 838
20 Notre Dame 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 360
21 LSU 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Bob Sutton Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 268
22 SMU 0-0 Actual: 27Highest: 15 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 112
23 UConn 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 307
24 Xavier 0-0 Actual: 38Highest: 22 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: NR - 61 Voters 12
25 Dayton 0-0 Actual: 38Highest: 22 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 12
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-Wisconsin 22-Baylor 25-Michigan
