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 25, 2017 Week 8 Rankings for Mark Berman1 Michigan State (16) 12-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 16 Voters Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1560
2 Arizona State (6) 12-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell 1481
3 Villanova (43) 12-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 43 Voters Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters 1600
4 Duke 12-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 15 - David Cloninger 1435
5 Texas A&M 11-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Bob Holt Lowest: 13 - Carlos Silva 1309
6 Xavier 12-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1242
7 West Virginia 11-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 1226
8 Virginia 11-1 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 969
9 TCU 12-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 923
10 Oklahoma 10-1 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 24 - Theo Lawson 901
11 Wichita State 10-2 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Brant Wilkerson Lowest: 17 - Cecil Hurt 992
12 Purdue 12-2 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - Theo Lawson 839
13 Kansas 10-2 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 19 - Jon Wilner 920
14 North Carolina 11-2 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 19 - Norm Wood 891
15 Arizona 10-3 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Geoff Grammer Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 511
16 Kentucky 9-2 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 735
17 Miami (FL) 10-1 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - Graham Couch Lowest: 24 - David Cobb 827
18 Baylor 10-2 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - David Cloninger Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 437
19 Tennessee 9-2 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Joe Rexrode Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 405
20 Texas Tech 11-1 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 351
21 Gonzaga 10-3 Actual: 20Highest: 10 - John Feinstein Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 382
22 Creighton 10-2 Actual: 25Highest: 13 - Theo Lawson Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 143
23 Arkansas 9-2 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 85
24 Cincinnati 11-2 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 377
25 Seton Hall 11-2 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 227
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Florida State
