Mark BermanThe 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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Nov 17, 2025Week 3 Rankings for Mark Berman
1Purdue (44)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 44 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Owen Siebring
1502
Points
2Houston (12)
4-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1457
Points
3UConn (2)
4-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Seth Davis
1389
Points
4Arizona (2)
4-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Randy Heitz
1314
Points
5Duke (1)
4-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - Toyloy Brown
Lowest: 10 - C.J. Moore
1277
Points
6Louisville
4-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Dave Borges
1161
Points
7Alabama
2-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
928
Points

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8Iowa State
3-0Actual: 16
Highest: 5 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 23 - Seth Davis
664
Points
9Michigan
3-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Kevin Sjuts
Lowest: 21 - Owen Siebring
1103
Points
10Gonzaga
4-0Actual: 13
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
772
Points
11Illinois
4-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1017
Points
12Kentucky
3-1Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: NR - Jeff Rabjohns
798
Points
13Florida
3-1Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Andy Greder
Lowest: 25 - Owen Siebring
949
Points

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14UCLA
3-1Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
423
Points

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15BYU
3-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 18 - Kevin McNamara
972
Points

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16San Diego State
2-0Actual: 26
Highest: 16 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 44 Voters
71
Points
17Texas Tech
3-1Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: 25 - David Jablonski
678
Points
18St. John's
2-1Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland
732
Points
19Michigan State
3-0Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
585
Points
20North Carolina
4-0Actual: 18
Highest: 6 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 25 - Shane Mettlen
516
Points

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21Ohio State
4-0Actual: 30
Highest: 18 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
21
Points
22Tennessee
3-0Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - Dave Borges
416
Points

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23Missouri
4-0Actual: 36
Highest: 23 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
7
Points

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24Utah State
4-0Actual: 39
Highest: 24 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
2
Points
25Auburn
3-1Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
188
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Arkansas23-Wisconsin24-Kansas25-NC State