Dick Vitale ABC-ESPN (Bristol, CT) About: Dick Vitale, college basketball’s top analyst and ambassador, joined ESPN during the 1979-80 season just after the network’s September 1979 launch following a successful college and pro coaching career. In 2008, Vitale received the sport’s ultimate honor when he was selected as an inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. His thorough knowledge of the game is brought forth in an enthusiastic, passionate, sometimes controversial but never boring style.
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Feb 6, 2017 Week 14 Rankings for Dick Vitale1 Gonzaga (59) 24-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 2 - 6 Voters 1619
2 Villanova (6) 22-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 3 - Kevin McNamara 1565
3 Louisville 19-4 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 22 Voters Lowest: 8 - 5 Voters 1411
4 Oregon 21-3 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Krista Pirtle Lowest: 11 - Tod Palmer 1263
5 Wisconsin 20-3 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Scott Wolf Lowest: 17 - Graham Couch 1232
6 Kansas 20-3 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1446
7 UCLA 21-3 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Andrew Lopez Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner 1115
8 North Carolina 21-4 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters 1145
9 Baylor 20-3 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 15 Voters Lowest: 15 - Dana O'Neil 1255
10 Arizona 21-3 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 14 - John Feinstein 1136
11 Florida State 20-4 Actual: 14Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 839
12 Florida 18-5 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Dana O'Neil Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 530
13 Saint Mary's 21-2 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 468
14 Cincinnati 21-2 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Bob Holt Lowest: 19 - Krista Pirtle 876
15 Virginia 17-5 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Graham Couch Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 875
16 West Virginia 18-5 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Tod Palmer Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 861
17 Maryland 20-3 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - Graham Couch Lowest: 25 - Terry Toohey 326
18 Duke 18-5 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 514
19 Purdue 19-5 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Scott Wolf Lowest: 22 - 5 Voters 537
20 Kentucky 18-5 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Cormac Gordon Lowest: 20 - Dick Vitale 741
21 South Carolina 19-4 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner 493
22 USC 20-4 Actual: 27Highest: 16 - Craig Handel Lowest: NR - 56 Voters 35
23 Butler 18-5 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 285
24 Notre Dame 17-7 Actual: 28Highest: 21 - Cecil Hurt Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 33
25 Kansas State 16-7 Actual: 35Highest: 25 - Dick Vitale Lowest: NR - 64 Voters 1
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Creighton 24-Xavier 25-SMU
