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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Nov 24, 2025 Week 4 Rankings for Mark Berman1 Purdue (46) 6-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 46 Voters Lowest: 3 - Bob Ballou 1509 Points
2 Houston (4) 5-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 7 - Dylan Sinn 1425 Points
3 Arizona (11) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 11 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1439 Points
4 Alabama 3-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 14 - Randy Heitz 1070 Points
5 Duke 7-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Toyloy Brown Lowest: 8 - 4 Voters 1319 Points
6 Louisville 5-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Randy Heitz Lowest: 14 - Dave Borges 1201 Points
7 UConn 5-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 10 - Joe Cook 1208 Points
8 Iowa State 4-0 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Dave Borges Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 706 Points
9 Michigan 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Kevin Sjuts Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 1080 Points
10 Gonzaga 5-0 Actual: 12Highest: 3 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 22 - Parth Upadhyaya 863 Points
11 BYU 4-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Scott Hamilton 1033 Points
12 Michigan State 5-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Randy Heitz 879 Points
13 Illinois 5-1 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 830 Points
14 Florida 4-1 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Andy Greder Lowest: 19 - Shane Mettlen 961 Points
15 UCLA 5-1 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 488 Points
16 St. John's 3-1 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Dave Borges Lowest: 19 - Brian Holland 743 Points
17 North Carolina 5-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Shane Mettlen 595 Points
18 Ohio State 5-0 Actual: 32Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 26 Points
19 Tennessee 5-0 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Percy Allen Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 495 Points
20 Missouri 6-0 Actual: 33Highest: 20 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 20 Points
21 Utah State 6-0 Actual: 34Highest: 21 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 52 Voters 16 Points
22 Auburn 4-1 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 269 Points
23 Texas Tech 4-2 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 319 Points
24 Vanderbilt 5-0 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - Donna Ditota Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 111 Points
25 Georgetown 5-0 Actual: 28Highest: 17 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 31 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Kentucky 22-Arkansas 23-NC State 25-Indiana