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 4, 2017 Week 5 Rankings for Mark Berman1 Duke (65) 10-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 65 Voters Lowest: 1 - 65 Voters 1625 Points
2 Michigan State 7-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 24 Voters Lowest: 5 - Paul Klee 1500 Points
3 Kansas 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 39 Voters Lowest: 4 - 9 Voters 1525 Points
4 Texas A&M 7-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Carlos Silva 1192 Points
5 Villanova 8-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Graham Couch 1434 Points
6 Notre Dame 7-1 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Kevin Lyttle Lowest: 17 - Jesse Newell 1156 Points
7 Wichita State 6-1 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 9 Voters Lowest: 12 - Theo Lawson 1197 Points
8 Kentucky 7-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 9 Voters Lowest: 17 - Graham Couch 1174 Points
9 Florida 5-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 9 - 8 Voters 1301 Points
10 North Carolina 8-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Dick Vitale Lowest: 16 - Jon Nyatawa 999 Points
11 Miami (FL) 7-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 5 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1122 Points
12 Arizona State 7-0 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell 609 Points
13 Xavier 7-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: 20 - Graham Couch 768 Points
14 Virginia 8-0 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - Carlos Silva 728 Points
15 Nevada 8-0 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 199 Points
16 Gonzaga 7-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Tony Parks Lowest: 19 - Brant Wilkerson 856 Points
17 Minnesota 8-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Graham Couch Lowest: 23 - David Cobb 758 Points
18 Rhode Island 5-2 Actual: 28Highest: 17 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 44 Voters 73 Points
19 TCU 8-0 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - David Cobb Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 311 Points
20 Seton Hall 7-1 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 405 Points
21 West Virginia 7-1 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 557 Points
22 Baylor 5-2 Actual: 23Highest: 17 - Tyson Alger Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 182 Points
23 Creighton 5-2 Actual: 29Highest: 17 - Theo Lawson Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 53 Points
24 Cincinnati 7-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 583 Points
25 Purdue 8-2 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 266 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Tennessee 25-USC