We noticed that you're using an Ad Blocker. We totally get it, nobody likes ads. The ads that we display are what allows us to continue offering this website for free to all users. If you enjoy our website please disable your ad blocker on this site, allowing us to pay the bills and keep the site alive. If you'd like to continue using an ad blocker, please consider a small donation through our Buy Me a Coffee page. Thank you for your consideration!

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

8

Your vote has been saved. Now why don't you let this pollster know what you thought of their ballot? Compose Tweet


Feb 27, 2023Week 17 Rankings for Mark Berman
1Houston (49)
27-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 49 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Adam Cole
1531
Points
2Alabama (5)
25-4Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 11 Voters
1456
Points
3Kansas (8)
24-5Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 12 Voters
1445
Points
4UCLA
25-4Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Dylan Sinn
1391
Points
5Marquette
23-6Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 18 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Dylan Sinn
1173
Points
6Purdue
24-5Actual: 5
Highest: 5 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Stephen Means
1200
Points
7Baylor
21-8Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 15 - Dylan Sinn
1099
Points
8Texas
22-7Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Matt Charboneau
1077
Points
9Gonzaga
25-5Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Dylan Sinn
1026
Points
10Kansas State
22-7Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Rick Bozich
1002
Points
11Arizona
24-5Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 12 - Stefan Krajisnik
1091
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
12San Diego State
23-5Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Dylan Sinn
552
Points
13UConn
22-7Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Brian Holland
Lowest: 20 - Adam Cole
714
Points
14Virginia
21-6Actual: 13
Highest: 6 - Andrew Kahn
Lowest: NR - Seth Davis
718
Points
15Indiana
20-9Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Dave Preston
697
Points
16Tennessee
21-8Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Matt Tait
Lowest: 25 - Seth Davis
736
Points
17Miami (FL)
23-6Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
668
Points
18Saint Mary's
25-6Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 25 - Steve Greenberg
592
Points
19Xavier
21-8Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
505
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
20Creighton
18-11Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
87
Points
21Texas A&M
21-8Actual: 24
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
161
Points
22TCU
19-10Actual: 22
Highest: 11 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
173
Points
23Providence
21-8Actual: 20
Highest: 16 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
299
Points
24Pittsburgh
21-8Actual: 25
Highest: 10 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
140
Points
25Maryland
20-9Actual: 21
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
184
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Kentucky