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 28, 2015 Week 8 Rankings for Mark Berman1 Michigan State (64) 13-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 64 Voters Lowest: 3 - Soren Petro 1623
2 Kansas (1) 10-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - Soren Petro Lowest: 5 - Graham Couch 1534
3 Oklahoma 11-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 22 Voters Lowest: 5 - Doug Haller 1498
4 Virginia 10-1 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 8 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1351
5 Maryland 11-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - Kevin Lyttle 1428
6 Xavier 12-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1296
7 North Carolina 10-2 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Pat Rooney Lowest: 15 - Jeff Faraudo 1219
8 Miami (FL) 10-1 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - Kevin Lyttle Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner 867
9 Butler 10-1 Actual: 9Highest: 8 - 7 Voters Lowest: 18 - Cecil Hurt 984
10 Providence 12-1 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Michelle Kaufman Lowest: 22 - Seth Davis 923
11 Arizona 12-1 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 1081
12 Purdue 12-1 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 818
13 Iowa State 10-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Randy Rosetta Lowest: 18 - Kevin McNamara 938
14 Kentucky 10-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - Seth Davis 963
15 Texas A&M 9-2 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - Zac Boyer 371
16 SMU 11-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Jon Rothstein Lowest: NR - Terry Toohey 636
17 Cincinnati 10-3 Actual: 22Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 199
18 West Virginia 10-1 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 500
19 Villanova 9-2 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Seth Davis Lowest: 21 - Michelle Kaufman 643
20 UCLA 9-4 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 51
21 Louisville 11-2 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Michelle Kaufman Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 516
22 Utah 10-2 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - Fletcher Mackel Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 224
23 Duke 9-2 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Scott Mansch Lowest: 23 - Mark Berman 781
24 Baylor 9-2 Actual: 23Highest: 19 - Zac Boyer Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 195
25 Monmouth 9-3 Actual: 33Highest: 22 - Kevin Lyttle Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 11
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-South Carolina
