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 9, 2026Week 14 Rankings for Mark Berman
1Arizona (59)
23-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 59 Voters
1475
Points
2Michigan
22-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 59 Voters
1416
Points
3UConn
22-2Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Seth Davis
1227
Points
4Duke
21-2Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Randy Heitz
1254
Points
5Nebraska
21-2Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: 11 - John Johnson
1091
Points
6Houston
21-2Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 24 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Kevin Sjuts
1275
Points
7Iowa State
21-2Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1247
Points
8Illinois
20-4Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 13 - Chris Murray
1060
Points

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9Saint Louis
23-1Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - Andy Greder
422
Points
10Michigan State
20-4Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: 15 - Randy Heitz
929
Points
11North Carolina
19-4Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Joe Cook
Lowest: 22 - Geoff Grammer
863
Points

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12Miami (OH)
24-0Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
195
Points
13Florida
17-6Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - 4 Voters
718
Points

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14Kansas
18-5Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 14 - Mark Berman
966
Points
15Gonzaga
23-2Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Percy Allen
Lowest: 19 - Dylan Sinn
803
Points
16St. John's
18-5Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 25 - Dylan Sinn
524
Points
17Purdue
19-4Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - C.J. Moore
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
785
Points
18Virginia
20-3Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 23 - Andy Greder
642
Points
19Arkansas
17-6Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
304
Points
20Texas Tech
17-6Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 22 - 3 Voters
549
Points
21Louisville
17-6Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
182
Points
22Clemson
20-4Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
354
Points
23Vanderbilt
19-4Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: 25 - Stephen Means
375
Points
24Alabama
16-7Actual: 26
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 32 Voters
72
Points
25NC State
18-6Actual: 28
Highest: 17 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
31
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-BYU25-Kentucky