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Dick VitaleABC-ESPN (Bristol, CT)
Twitter: @DickieV
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.


Ballot Score

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Jan 5, 2026Week 9 Rankings for Dick Vitale
1Arizona (32)
14-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 32 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1494
Points
2Michigan (29)
13-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 29 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 32 Voters
1493
Points
3UConn
14-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Percy Allen
1343
Points
4Iowa State
14-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 15 Voters
1390
Points
5Duke
13-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Dylan Sinn
1206
Points
6Purdue
13-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: 8 - Brenden Martin
1254
Points
7Gonzaga
16-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 4 Voters
1101
Points
8BYU
13-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: 11 - 9 Voters
1039
Points
9Houston
13-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters
1113
Points
10Vanderbilt
14-0Actual: 11
Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 16 - Jon Wilner
936
Points
11Nebraska
14-0Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Toyloy Brown
998
Points
12Michigan State
12-2Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters
834
Points
13Alabama
11-3Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - Pat Rooney
Lowest: 20 - Percy Allen
782
Points
14Arkansas
11-3Actual: 15
Highest: 12 - Zach Klein
Lowest: NR - Percy Allen
659
Points
15Texas Tech
11-3Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - Jeff Rabjohns
676
Points
16Illinois
11-3Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 22 - Percy Allen
602
Points
17North Carolina
13-2Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Sam Rothman
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
557
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
18Virginia
12-2Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - John Johnson
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
183
Points
19Tennessee
10-4Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
277
Points
20Georgia
13-1Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
378
Points
21Iowa
12-2Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
340
Points
22Louisville
11-3Actual: 20
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
336
Points
23Seton Hall
13-2Actual: 27
Highest: 20 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
31
Points
24SMU
12-2Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
142
Points
25UCF
12-1Actual: 25
Highest: 18 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
132
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Kansas