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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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Oct 14, 2024Pre-Season Rankings for Mark Berman

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
1Gonzaga (1)
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
1157
Points
2Houston (4)
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Bob Ballou
1343
Points
3Alabama (14)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1428
Points
4Kansas (30)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 30 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Bob Ballou
1449
Points
5UConn (11)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1345
Points
6Iowa State
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1177
Points
7North Carolina
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner
1037
Points
8Duke
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn
1154
Points
9Baylor
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1109
Points
10Auburn
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Scott Richey
Lowest: 18 - Stephen Thompson
901
Points

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11Indiana
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
492
Points
12Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Bob Ballou
737
Points
13Creighton
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Stephen Thompson
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
631
Points
14Arizona
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - David Jablonski
905
Points
15Purdue
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 5 - Steve Greenberg
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
678
Points
16Arkansas
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
625
Points

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17UCLA
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
210
Points
18Cincinnati
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
271
Points
19Marquette
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
484
Points

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20Tennessee
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - C.J. Moore
Lowest: 22 - Jon Rothstein
775
Points
21Ole Miss
0-0Actual: 24
Highest: 13 - Kate Rogerson
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
132
Points
22McNeese State
0-0Actual: 37
Highest: 19 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
11
Points

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23VCU
0-0Actual: 43
Highest: 23 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
6
Points

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24UAB
0-0Actual: 47
Highest: 24 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
4
Points

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25Grand Canyon
0-0Actual: 49
Highest: 24 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
3
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Texas21-Florida23-Kentucky25-Rutgers