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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 30, 2019Week 9 Rankings for Mark Berman
1Gonzaga (63)
13-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 63 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Jesse Newell
1621
Points
2Duke (1)
11-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 7 - Scott Wolf
1516
Points
3Kansas (1)
10-2Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Scott Wolf
Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters
1497
Points
4Oregon
11-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Luke DeCock
1361
Points

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5West Virginia
11-1Actual: 16
Highest: 4 - Jack Ebling
Lowest: 22 - Paul Klee
719
Points
6Ohio State
11-2Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Tom Bragg
1277
Points
7Memphis
11-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Jesse Newell
1055
Points
8Baylor
9-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Geoff Grammer
1267
Points
9Villanova
9-2Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 18 - Jesse Newell
970
Points
10Butler
12-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Carlos Silva
883
Points
11Auburn
12-0Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner
1159
Points
12San Diego State
13-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters
780
Points

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13Louisville
11-2Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - James Crepea
1196
Points
14Michigan
10-3Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Edgar Thompson
880
Points
15Florida State
11-2Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 22 - 4 Voters
531
Points
16Kentucky
9-3Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - Bob Holt
674
Points

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17Northern Iowa
11-1Actual: 30
Highest: 17 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
32
Points
18Penn State
11-2Actual: 21
Highest: 17 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
312
Points

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19Colorado
11-2Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - Edgar Thompson
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
74
Points
20Dayton
10-2Actual: 20
Highest: 9 - Rob Dauster
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
483
Points
21Wichita State
11-1Actual: 24
Highest: 18 - Bob Holt
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
135
Points

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22Michigan State
10-3Actual: 14
Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
747
Points

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23DePaul
12-1Actual: 28
Highest: 17 - Sam Blum
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
47
Points

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24East Tennessee State
12-2Actual: 42
Highest: 24 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 64 Voters
2
Points
25Iowa
10-3Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Paul Klee
Lowest: NR - 28 Voters
137
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 15-Maryland19-Virginia22-Texas Tech25-Arizona