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 13, 2025 Pre-Season Rankings for Mark Berman1 Purdue (35) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 35 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1485
2 Houston (16) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 16 Voters Lowest: 5 - Chris Lea 1459
3 UConn (2) 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - Mick Shaffer 1299
4 Florida (8) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner 1382
5 St. John's 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 14 - C.J. Moore 1203
6 Kentucky 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 2 - Owen Siebring Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1056
7 Iowa State 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Mark Berman Lowest: 24 - Chris Murray 616
8 Michigan 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Owen Siebring 1084
9 Duke 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Dave Borges 1123
10 UCLA 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Geoff Grammer Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 741
11 Texas Tech 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 25 - Chris Lea 1015
12 Louisville 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 3 - C.J. Moore Lowest: 19 - Percy Allen 966
13 BYU 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - David Jablonski 1078
14 Arizona 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - C.J. Moore Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner 715
15 Gonzaga 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Victor Flores Lowest: NR - Bob Ballou 387
16 San Diego State 0-0 Actual: 28Highest: 15 - Anthony Kristensen Lowest: NR - 43 Voters 74
17 Creighton 0-0 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - Connor Earegood Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 158
18 Alabama 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - John Wustrow Lowest: 24 - Seth Davis 620
19 Arkansas 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Mia O'Brien Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 695
20 Texas 0-0 Actual: 29Highest: 20 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 35
21 Ohio State 0-0 Actual: 30Highest: 18 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 23
22 Illinois 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 6 - Scott Richey Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 567
23 Tennessee 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 462
24 Missouri 0-0 Actual: 34Highest: 22 - Scott Richey Lowest: NR - 56 Voters 8
25 VCU 0-0 Actual: 40Highest: 25 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 58 Voters 2
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Kansas 20-Auburn 22-Michigan State 24-Wisconsin 25-North Carolina
