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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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Oct 16, 2023Pre-Season Rankings for Mark Berman
1Purdue (3)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Kevin McNamara
1436
Points
2Marquette
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1283
Points
3Kansas (46)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 46 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 4 Voters
1548
Points
4Duke (11)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Darnell Dickson
1466
Points

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5Florida Atlantic
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Jerry Carino
Lowest: NR - Darnell Dickson
1011
Points
6Michigan State (1)
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: 12 - David Jones
1346
Points

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7Miami (FL)
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
750
Points
8Tennessee
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 22 - Darnell Dickson
1032
Points

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9Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
597
Points
10Creighton
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 25 - Chandler Mack
1099
Points
11Houston
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - Chandler Mack
Lowest: NR - Donna Ditota
1117
Points

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12UConn (2)
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1243
Points

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13Texas
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 7 - Darnell Dickson
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
493
Points
14Gonzaga
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Jerry DiPaola
830
Points

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15Saint Mary's
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 11 - Kellis Robinett
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
335
Points
16USC
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
427
Points

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17Maryland
0-0Actual: 30
Highest: 17 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
34
Points
18North Carolina
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
474
Points

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19Arizona
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Kevin Sjuts
Lowest: 22 - Donna Ditota
776
Points

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20Arkansas
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: NR - Darnell Dickson
685
Points
21Kentucky
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
530
Points
22Villanova
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 10 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
395
Points

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23San Diego State
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Dave Reardon
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
529
Points
24Colorado
0-0Actual: 27
Highest: 19 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
49
Points
25Wisconsin
0-0Actual: 26
Highest: 9 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
53
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Baylor24-Alabama25-Illinois