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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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Feb 24, 2025Week 17 Rankings for Mark Berman
1Auburn (60)
25-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 60 Voters
1500
Points
2Duke
24-3Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 29 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters
1406
Points
3Florida
24-3Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 25 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 8 Voters
1397
Points
4Alabama
22-5Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Zach Klein
1198
Points
5Houston
23-4Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Dylan Sinn
1327
Points
6Tennessee
22-5Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1236
Points

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7Clemson
22-5Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - 4 Voters
712
Points
8St. John's
24-4Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 7 Voters
1132
Points

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9Memphis
22-5Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
393
Points
10Michigan State
22-5Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Zach Klein
Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner
1055
Points
11Texas A&M
20-7Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Zach Klein
Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters
797
Points
12Michigan
20-6Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Tony Paul
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
657
Points
13Texas Tech
21-6Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Zach Klein
915
Points
14Wisconsin
21-6Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - Louis Fernandez
Lowest: 19 - Bob Ballou
800
Points
15Kentucky
18-9Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
461
Points
16Missouri
20-7Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Ian Kress
Lowest: NR - Brice Cherry
683
Points

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17Mississippi State
19-8Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
264
Points

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18Creighton
19-8Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
53
Points
19Purdue
19-9Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Jon Rothstein
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
328
Points
20Maryland
21-6Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner
630
Points
21Arizona
18-9Actual: 22
Highest: 11 - Victor Flores
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
289
Points
22Louisville
21-6Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Mia O'Brien
372
Points

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23Iowa State
21-6Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Mark Berman
1004
Points
24Saint Mary's
25-4Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Stephen Thompson
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
284
Points

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25VCU
22-5Actual: 30
Highest: 21 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
20
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Marquette25-BYU