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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Nov 10, 2025Week 2 Rankings for Mark Berman
1Purdue (36)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 36 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mia O'Brien
1459
Points
2Houston (18)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 18 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
1462
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3UConn (3)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mick Shaffer
1361
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4Arizona
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Joe Cook
1204
Points
5Alabama (1)
2-0Actual: 8
Highest: 1 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 15 - Joe Cook
1087
Points
6Duke (2)
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Dave Borges
1223
Points
7Kentucky
2-0Actual: 9
Highest: 2 - Owen Siebring
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1072
Points

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8Iowa State
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - Mia O'Brien
605
Points
9Michigan (1)
1-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - C.J. Moore
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
1121
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10UCLA
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
609
Points
11Texas Tech
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 21 - Percy Allen
969
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12Louisville
2-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Brian Holland
856
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13BYU
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Kevin Sjuts
1111
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14Florida
1-1Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Owen Siebring
990
Points
15Gonzaga
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Bob Ballou
466
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16San Diego State
2-0Actual: 27
Highest: 16 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
67
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17Creighton
1-0Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
153
Points

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18St. John's
1-1Actual: 13
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
812
Points
19Michigan State
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 7 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: NR - Joe Cook
557
Points
20North Carolina
2-0Actual: 18
Highest: 4 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 25 - Shane Mettlen
494
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21Ohio State
2-0Actual: 31
Highest: 18 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 56 Voters
17
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22Illinois
2-0Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Scott Richey
Lowest: 22 - 3 Voters
610
Points
23Tennessee
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 8 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
456
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24Missouri
3-0Actual: 35
Highest: 24 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
4
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25Utah State
2-0Actual: 39
Highest: 25 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
1
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Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Arkansas22-Auburn24-Wisconsin25-Kansas