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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Jan 12, 2026 Week 10 Rankings for Mark Berman1 Arizona (60) 16-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 60 Voters Lowest: 2 - Shane Mettlen 1524
2 Iowa State (1) 16-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - Shane Mettlen Lowest: 5 - David Jablonski 1448
3 UConn 16-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 10 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1358
4 Nebraska 16-0 Actual: 8Highest: 2 - David Jablonski Lowest: 11 - 14 Voters 1056
5 Gonzaga 17-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Mark Berman Lowest: 12 - Seth Davis 1050
6 Purdue 15-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Randy Heitz Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1253
7 Duke 15-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Chris Lea Lowest: 10 - C.J. Moore 1237
8 Vanderbilt 16-0 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1035
9 BYU 15-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1013
10 Michigan 14-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: 10 - Mark Berman 1300
11 Houston 15-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Brenna Greene Lowest: 11 - 5 Voters 1130
12 Michigan State 14-2 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Donna Ditota Lowest: 13 - Zach Klein 865
13 Illinois 13-3 Actual: 13Highest: 11 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 778
14 North Carolina 14-2 Actual: 14Highest: 12 - Zach Klein Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 659
15 Texas Tech 12-4 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 609
16 Florida 11-5 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 349
17 Virginia 14-2 Actual: 16Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 515
18 Arkansas 12-4 Actual: 17Highest: 14 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 492
19 Alabama 11-5 Actual: 18Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 470
20 Clemson 14-3 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 218
21 Louisville 12-4 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 336
22 Saint Louis 15-1 Actual: 26Highest: 14 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 30 Voters 92
23 Miami (OH) 17-0 Actual: 29Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 49
24 Utah State 14-1 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Victor Flores Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 161
25 Wisconsin 11-5 Actual: 31Highest: 21 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 37
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Georgia 24-Tennessee 25-Seton Hall
