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 18, 2021 Pre-Season Rankings for Mark Berman1 Gonzaga (55) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 55 Voters Lowest: 4 - Jon Wilner 1562
2 UCLA (8) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 9 - Justin Jackson 1459
3 Villanova 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - Scott Richey 1332
4 Kansas 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 20 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1427
5 Purdue 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Stephen Means 1213
6 Texas 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Andrew Kahn 1315
7 Michigan 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Stephen Tsai Lowest: 15 - Jeff Welsch 1255
8 Oregon 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Donald Hunt Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 775
9 Duke 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Jeff Rabjohns 963
10 Memphis 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 2 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 831
11 Auburn 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 267
12 Kentucky 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Bennett Conlin Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 894
13 North Carolina 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 547
14 Baylor 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - John Werner Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters 992
15 Houston 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: 21 - Kevin McNamara 694
16 Ohio State 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Stephen Means Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 581
17 Illinois 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 3 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 20 - Donald Hunt 861
18 Tennessee 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 9 - Bret Bloomquist Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 563
19 Alabama 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Rick Bozich 713
20 St. Bonaventure 0-0 Actual: 23Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 238
21 Florida State 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 10 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 381
22 Maryland 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Bret Bloomquist Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 294
23 Virginia Tech 0-0 Actual: 30Highest: 20 - Steve Greenberg Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 25
24 Arkansas 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 673
25 Virginia 0-0 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Stephen Tsai Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 125
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-UConn
