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Mark BermanThe 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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Mar 5, 2018Week 18 Rankings for Mark Berman
1Virginia (65)
28-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 65 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 65 Voters
1625
Points
2Xavier
27-4Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 27 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell
1510
Points
3Villanova
27-4Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 34 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters
1516
Points
4Duke
25-6Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 10 - Shannon Ryan
1340
Points
5Gonzaga
28-4Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Marcus Fuller
Lowest: 12 - Kevin McNamara
1254
Points
6Michigan
28-7Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Graham Couch
Lowest: 13 - Tyson Alger
1231
Points
7Michigan State
29-4Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Ben Steele
1346
Points
8Kansas
24-7Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Chris Dachille
1129
Points
9Cincinnati
27-4Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - Jon Nyatawa
Lowest: 12 - Seth Davis
1213
Points

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10Arizona
24-7Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 22 - Mark Cooper
739
Points
11Wichita State
24-6Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
861
Points
12Purdue
28-6Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 15 - Carlos Silva
1096
Points
13North Carolina
22-9Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Dave Borges
852
Points
14Ohio State
24-8Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Scott Gleeson
Lowest: 25 - Paul Klee
603
Points
15Auburn
25-6Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner
692
Points
16Texas Tech
23-8Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - J.P. Butler
Lowest: 20 - Luke DeCock
784
Points
17Tennessee
23-7Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: 17 - 5 Voters
825
Points

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18Miami (FL)
22-8Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
191
Points
19Florida
20-11Actual: 23
Highest: 18 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
192
Points
20Clemson
22-8Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Paul Klee
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
422
Points
21West Virginia
22-9Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - David Cloninger
486
Points
22Nevada
26-6Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
218
Points
23St. Bonaventure
24-6Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - John Feinstein
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
72
Points
24TCU
21-10Actual: 28
Highest: 19 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
45
Points
25Loyola Chicago
28-5Actual: 29
Highest: 20 - Scott Gleeson
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
43
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Saint Mary's21-Houston25-Rhode Island