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 16, 2023 Pre-Season Rankings for Mark Berman1 Purdue (3) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 8 - Kevin McNamara 1436
2 Marquette 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1283
3 Kansas (46) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 46 Voters Lowest: 4 - 4 Voters 1548
4 Duke (11) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 11 Voters Lowest: 15 - Darnell Dickson 1466
5 Florida Atlantic 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Jerry Carino Lowest: NR - Darnell Dickson 1011
6 Michigan State (1) 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Rick Bozich Lowest: 12 - David Jones 1346
7 Miami (FL) 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 750
8 Tennessee 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: 22 - Darnell Dickson 1032
9 Texas A&M 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 597
10 Creighton 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: 25 - Chandler Mack 1099
11 Houston 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - Chandler Mack Lowest: NR - Donna Ditota 1117
12 UConn (2) 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters 1243
13 Texas 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 7 - Darnell Dickson Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 493
14 Gonzaga 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Jerry DiPaola 830
15 Saint Mary's 0-0 Actual: 23Highest: 11 - Kellis Robinett Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 335
16 USC 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 427
17 Maryland 0-0 Actual: 30Highest: 17 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 34
18 North Carolina 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 474
19 Arizona 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Kevin Sjuts Lowest: 22 - Donna Ditota 776
20 Arkansas 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Donna Ditota Lowest: NR - Darnell Dickson 685
21 Kentucky 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 530
22 Villanova 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 10 - Donna Ditota Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 395
23 San Diego State 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Dave Reardon Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 529
24 Colorado 0-0 Actual: 27Highest: 19 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 46 Voters 49
25 Wisconsin 0-0 Actual: 26Highest: 9 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 55 Voters 53
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Baylor 24-Alabama 25-Illinois
