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Mark BermanThe Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA)
E-mail: mark.berman@roanoke.com
Twitter: @BermanRoanoke
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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Jan 20, 2025Week 12 Rankings for Mark Berman
1Auburn (62)
17-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 62 Voters
1550
Points
2Duke
16-2Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters
1485
Points
3Iowa State
15-2Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1397
Points
4Alabama
15-3Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mitchell Northam
1338
Points
5Michigan State
16-2Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Mark Zeigler
1109
Points

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6Purdue
15-4Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Stephen Thompson
906
Points
7Kentucky
14-4Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Mike Hlas
1057
Points
8Florida
16-2Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Brenna Greene
1262
Points
9Texas A&M
14-4Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Stephen Thompson
Lowest: 22 - Reece Van Haaften
794
Points
10Tennessee
16-2Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Stephen Thompson
1170
Points
11Marquette
15-3Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Mike Hlas
950
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12Houston
14-3Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Dylan Sinn
1151
Points
13Mississippi State
15-3Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Mitchell Northam
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
731
Points

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14West Virginia
13-4Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Mitchell Northam
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
240
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15Missouri
15-3Actual: 22
Highest: 10 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
275
Points
16Kansas
13-4Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Benjamin Rosenberg
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
902
Points
17Ole Miss
15-3Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Brice Cherry
564
Points
18Illinois
13-5Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
526
Points
19Oregon
15-3Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 21 - 5 Voters
638
Points
20Memphis
14-4Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
232
Points
21Louisville
14-5Actual: 25
Highest: 17 - Mitchell Northam
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
125
Points
22Wisconsin
15-3Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Mike Hlas
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
437
Points
23Texas Tech
13-4Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - Victor Flores
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
104
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24Arizona
11-6Actual: 32
Highest: 18 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
21
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25Georgia
14-4Actual: 30
Highest: 17 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
30
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-UConn20-St. John's21-Michigan