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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Oct 22, 2018 Pre-Season Rankings for Mark Berman1 Kansas (37) 31-8 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 37 Voters Lowest: 7 - Elton Alexander 1581
2 Nevada 29-8 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - Mark Berman Lowest: 20 - Scott Mansch 1230
3 Gonzaga (1) 32-5 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Paul Klee Lowest: 7 - Matt McCoy 1461
4 Kentucky (19) 26-11 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 19 Voters Lowest: 8 - Jerry Carino 1529
5 Virginia (2) 31-3 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Kevin McNamara 1286
6 North Carolina 26-11 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1221
7 Duke (4) 29-8 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 8 - Jon Rothstein 1452
8 Kansas State 25-12 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Dave Borges Lowest: 21 - John Feinstein 922
9 Tennessee (1) 26-9 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - John Feinstein Lowest: 12 - Dave Borges 1268
10 Loyola Chicago 32-6 Actual: 26Highest: 10 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 162
11 Villanova (1) 36-4 Actual: 9Highest: 1 - Elton Alexander Lowest: 16 - Bob Holt 1085
12 Michigan State 30-5 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - Lauren Brownlow 1024
13 Virginia Tech 21-12 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 630
14 Syracuse 23-14 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - Tom Bragg 620
15 Clemson 25-10 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 268
16 Auburn 26-8 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Jon Rothstein Lowest: 19 - Elton Alexander 974
17 Mississippi State 25-12 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 451
18 West Virginia 26-11 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 678
19 Oregon 23-13 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 638
20 Washington 21-13 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: NR - 35 Voters 165
21 Florida State 23-12 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 530
22 TCU 21-12 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Lauren Brownlow Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 311
23 UCLA 21-12 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 297
24 Michigan 33-8 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Lauren Brownlow Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 437
25 Buffalo 27-9 Actual: 37Highest: 20 - Elton Alexander Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 14
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-LSU 24-Purdue
