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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Mar 3, 2025 Week 18 Rankings for Mark Berman1 Auburn (61) 27-2 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525 Points
2 Duke 26-3 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 55 Voters Lowest: 3 - 6 Voters 1458 Points
3 Houston 25-4 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 8 - Dylan Sinn 1396 Points
4 Tennessee 24-5 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 6 - Dave Preston 1326 Points
5 Alabama 23-6 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 11 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1176 Points
6 Florida 25-4 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Adam Lichtenstein Lowest: 9 - Brice Cherry 1247 Points
7 Clemson 24-5 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Brice Cherry Lowest: 19 - Dylan Sinn 905 Points
8 St. John's 26-4 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Mitchell Northam Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1179 Points
9 Memphis 24-5 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 560 Points
10 Michigan State 24-5 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Zach Klein Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1165 Points
11 Purdue 20-9 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 454 Points
12 Louisville 23-6 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Dick Vitale Lowest: NR - Mia O'Brien 606 Points
13 Texas Tech 22-7 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Randy Heitz 947 Points
14 Wisconsin 22-7 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Parth Upadhyaya Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 815 Points
15 Kentucky 19-10 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 417 Points
16 Michigan 22-7 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 494 Points
17 Texas A&M 20-9 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 364 Points
18 Saint Mary's 27-4 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 399 Points
19 Mississippi State 20-9 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 87 Points
20 Maryland 22-7 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 628 Points
21 Iowa State 22-7 Actual: 10Highest: 9 - 11 Voters Lowest: 21 - Mark Berman 918 Points
22 Arizona 19-10 Actual: 24Highest: 14 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 162 Points
23 Missouri 21-8 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 603 Points
24 VCU 24-5 Actual: 26Highest: 15 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 85 Points
25 BYU 21-8 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 287 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Marquette