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 1, 2017 Pre-Season Rankings for Mark Berman1 Michigan State (13) 20-15 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 13 Voters Lowest: 8 - Gary D'Amato 1520
2 Arizona (18) 32-5 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 18 Voters Lowest: 9 - Chris Dachille 1506
3 Kansas (1) 31-5 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1439
4 North Carolina 33-7 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Mark Berman Lowest: 15 - Kevin McNamara 1047
5 Duke (33) 28-9 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 33 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1572
6 Wichita State 31-5 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - David Cobb Lowest: 10 - 4 Voters 1270
7 Kentucky 32-6 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Gary D'Amato Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1340
8 Villanova 32-4 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Chris Dachille Lowest: 9 - 5 Voters 1284
9 Notre Dame 26-10 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 22 - Kevin McNamara 814
10 USC 26-10 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 995
11 Florida 27-9 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner 1100
12 Cincinnati 30-6 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 837
13 West Virginia 28-9 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Dave Matter Lowest: NR - 840
14 Minnesota 24-10 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 642
15 Northwestern 24-12 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Mark Cooper Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 473
16 Saint Mary's 29-5 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - Jerry Carino Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 333
17 Purdue 27-8 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 362
18 Miami (FL) 21-12 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 25 - Chris Dachille 836
19 Seton Hall 21-12 Actual: 23Highest: 11 - Doug Haller Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 274
20 Xavier 24-14 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 544
21 Rhode Island 25-10 Actual: 28Highest: 17 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 49
22 Providence 20-13 Actual: 30Highest: 21 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 52 Voters 34
23 TCU 24-15 Actual: 29Highest: 17 - Mark Cooper Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 46
24 Nevada 28-7 Actual: 36Highest: 23 - Sheldon Mickles Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 7
25 Middle Tennessee 31-5 Actual: 41Highest: 24 - Justin Jackson Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 4
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Louisville 18-Gonzaga 21-UCLA 24-Baylor 25-Texas A&M
