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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Dec 1, 2025 Week 5 Rankings for Mark Berman1 Purdue (40) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 40 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1494
2 Arizona (6) 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters 1442
3 Michigan (15) 7-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 15 Voters Lowest: 8 - Andy Greder 1417
4 Duke 8-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters 1355
5 Louisville 7-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Randy Heitz Lowest: 13 - Seth Davis 1177
6 UConn 6-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Andy Greder Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1244
7 Michigan State 7-0 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 8 Voters Lowest: 13 - Randy Heitz 1095
8 Iowa State 7-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - Zach Klein 975
9 BYU 6-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 14 - Seth Davis 1036
10 Gonzaga 7-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Chris Lea 934
11 Alabama 5-2 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Seth Davis Lowest: 18 - Brian Holland 868
12 Vanderbilt 8-0 Actual: 17Highest: 6 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 474
13 Illinois 6-2 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 656
14 Kansas 6-2 Actual: 21Highest: 9 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 339
15 Tennessee 7-1 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Brice Cherry Lowest: 23 - Kevin Sjuts 771
16 Houston 7-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman 1085
17 North Carolina 6-1 Actual: 16Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 518
18 Auburn 6-2 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 375
19 Missouri 8-0 Actual: 30Highest: 19 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 28
20 Utah State 7-0 Actual: 31Highest: 20 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 16
21 TCU 5-2 Actual: 29Highest: 15 - Brice Cherry Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 35
22 Iowa 7-0 Actual: 26Highest: 17 - Anthony Kristensen Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 99
23 Texas Tech 6-2 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 386
24 Indiana 7-0 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 312
25 USC 7-0 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 144
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 15-Florida 18-Kentucky 23-St. John's 25-Arkansas
