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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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Nov 13, 2023Week 2 Rankings for Mark Berman
1Purdue (7)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1464
Points
2Marquette
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Justin Jackson
1311
Points
3Kansas (51)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 51 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Rick Bozich
1530
Points
4Arizona (3)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1356
Points

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5Florida Atlantic
1-0Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Jerry Carino
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
1004
Points
6Tennessee
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 14 - Dave Reardon
1146
Points

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7Miami (FL)
2-0Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
778
Points

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8Texas A&M
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Kyle Austin
Lowest: 24 - Justin Jackson
728
Points
9Creighton
2-0Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
1130
Points
10Houston
2-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Dave Borges
1180
Points

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11UConn (1)
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 13 - Seth Davis
1301
Points
12Duke
1-1Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Steve Hewitt
Lowest: 19 - Dave Reardon
1088
Points

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13Texas
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: NR - Bruce Pascoe
513
Points
14Gonzaga
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Justin Jackson
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
825
Points
15USC
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Nick Alvarez
573
Points
16North Carolina
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 9 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: NR - Jon Rothstein
501
Points
17Baylor
3-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Luca Evans
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
578
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18James Madison
3-0Actual: 24
Highest: 14 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
91
Points

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19Arkansas
2-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Kellis Robinett
719
Points
20Kentucky
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
549
Points

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21Memphis
2-0Actual: 26
Highest: 15 - Luca Evans
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
53
Points
22Villanova
2-0Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
406
Points
23Colorado
2-0Actual: 25
Highest: 18 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
78
Points

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24BYU
2-0Actual: 32
Highest: 20 - Jerry Carino
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
32
Points

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25Weber State
2-0Actual: 38
Highest: 25 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 60 Voters
2
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Michigan State22-Alabama23-Illinois