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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Oct 31, 2014 Pre-Season Rankings for Mark Berman1 Kentucky (52) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 52 Voters Lowest: 7 - John McNamara 1604
2 Wisconsin (8) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 11 - Tom Keegan 1483
3 Texas 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 2 - Mitch Vingle Lowest: 25 - Chris Dachille 1061
4 Arizona (5) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 6 - Dick Vitale 1518
5 Virginia 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1090
6 Duke 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 9 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1415
7 Wichita State 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Randy Rosetta 1027
8 Kansas 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: 9 - Fletcher Mackel 1346
9 Villanova 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Joe Rexrode Lowest: 25 - Cormac Gordon 885
10 Gonzaga 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Ron Morris Lowest: NR - Adam Jude 840
11 Oklahoma 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 426
12 Louisville 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - John McNamara Lowest: 15 - Cecil Hurt 1114
13 North Carolina 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Ron Morris Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1274
14 San Diego State 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 560
15 Nebraska 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 309
16 VCU 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 574
17 Florida 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Mark Berman 1153
18 Harvard 0-0 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Fletcher Mackel Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 98
19 Iowa State 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: 21 - Zach Osterman 781
20 Colorado 0-0 Actual: 29Highest: 14 - Jeff Faraudo Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 57
21 SMU 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - Bill Knight Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 285
22 Stanford 0-0 Actual: 27Highest: 12 - Ron Morris Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 71
23 Kansas State 0-0 Actual: 32Highest: 17 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 56 Voters 27
24 Michigan State 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Adam Jude 521
25 Stephen F. Austin 0-0 Actual: 50Highest: 25 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 64 Voters 1
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-UConn 20-Ohio State 23-Syracuse 24-Michigan 25-Utah
