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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Dec 26, 2022 Week 8 Rankings for Dick Vitale1 UConn (20) 13-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 20 Voters Lowest: 3 - Jon Wilner 1459
2 Purdue (40) 12-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 40 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1478
3 Kansas 11-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 12 Voters Lowest: 9 - C.L. Brown 1299
4 Houston 12-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1351
5 Arizona 12-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters 1274
6 Texas 10-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Dave Borges 1144
7 UCLA 11-2 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Bret Bloomquist Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 906
8 Baylor 9-2 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - C.L. Brown Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 888
9 Tennessee 10-2 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1068
10 Gonzaga 10-3 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Dave Borges Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 940
11 Alabama 10-2 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Steve Greenberg Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1067
12 Arkansas 11-1 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Bob Holt Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1017
13 TCU 10-1 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 480
14 Miami (FL) 12-1 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - Aria Gerson 658
15 Virginia 8-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 17 - David Jones 861
16 Duke 10-3 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - Bob Holt Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 500
17 Indiana 10-3 Actual: 16Highest: 13 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 513
18 New Mexico 12-0 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - Matt Daniels Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 147
19 Wisconsin 9-2 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 570
20 Kentucky 8-3 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Donna Ditota Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 439
21 Auburn 10-2 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 237
22 Charleston 12-1 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 102
23 Illinois 8-4 Actual: 29Highest: 18 - Matt Tait Lowest: NR - 44 Voters 65
24 Iowa State 9-2 Actual: 34Highest: 20 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 56 Voters 19
25 Ohio State 8-3 Actual: 30Highest: 15 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 59
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Mississippi State 22-Xavier 24-West Virginia 25-North Carolina
