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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.


Ballot Score

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Jan 23, 2023Week 12 Rankings for Mark Berman
1Purdue (39)
19-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 39 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 23 Voters
1527
Points
2Alabama (23)
17-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 39 Voters
1511
Points
3Kansas State
17-2Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 13 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1254
Points
4Arizona
17-3Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Jerry DiPaola
Lowest: 12 - Zach Klein
1195
Points
5Tennessee
16-3Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 17 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Donna Ditota
1298
Points
6Houston
18-2Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 26 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Mia O'Brien
1333
Points
7Virginia
15-3Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: 15 - Dylan Sinn
1160
Points
8UCLA
17-3Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - David Thompson
1155
Points
9Kansas
16-3Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters
1117
Points
10Iowa State
14-4Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 21 - Mike Rodak
817
Points
11Texas
16-3Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
980
Points
12TCU
15-4Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Aria Gerson
Lowest: 19 - Jon Wilner
875
Points

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13Charleston
21-1Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
445
Points
14Xavier
16-4Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Stefan Krajisnik
807
Points
15Gonzaga
17-4Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Mike Rodak
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
784
Points
16Marquette
16-5Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Jerry Carino
Lowest: NR - Percy Allen
600
Points
17Florida Atlantic
19-1Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Stefan Krajisnik
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
271
Points
18Baylor
14-5Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
497
Points

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19New Mexico
18-2Actual: 25
Highest: 17 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
156
Points
20Clemson
16-4Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
169
Points

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21Duke
14-5Actual: 26
Highest: 13 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
102
Points
22Miami (FL)
15-4Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
328
Points
23Providence
15-5Actual: 23
Highest: 16 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
194
Points

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24UConn
16-5Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
372
Points

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25Auburn
16-3Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
699
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Saint Mary's