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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Jan 25, 2016 Week 12 Rankings for Dick Vitale1 North Carolina (29) 18-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 29 Voters Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters 1586
2 Oklahoma (36) 16-2 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 36 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1592
3 Texas A&M 17-2 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 16 - Graham Couch 1332
4 Iowa 16-3 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 8 - Chris Murray 1473
5 Kansas 16-3 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 8 Voters Lowest: 11 - Chris Dachille 1369
6 Villanova 17-3 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Doug Doughty 1261
7 Xavier 17-2 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Tom Green Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner 1186
8 West Virginia 16-3 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Kevin Lyttle 1105
9 Virginia 15-4 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Seth Davis 903
10 Maryland 17-3 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Soren Petro Lowest: 17 - Jason Butt 1111
11 Miami (FL) 15-3 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 753
12 Louisville 16-3 Actual: 16Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Aaron Brenner 719
13 Michigan State 17-4 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Adam Sparks Lowest: 19 - Marcus Fuller 869
14 Providence 17-3 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Ray Coleman Lowest: 22 - Cecil Hurt 1005
15 Kentucky 15-4 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Scott Mansch Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 403
16 Indiana 17-3 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: 24 - 3 Voters 466
17 Iowa State 15-4 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - 5 Voters Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 792
18 Arizona 16-4 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 502
19 SMU 18-1 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters 838
20 Duke 15-5 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - Nick Carboni Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 145
21 Baylor 15-4 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Randy Rosetta 594
22 Butler 13-6 Actual: 31Highest: 20 - Pat Rooney Lowest: NR - 55 Voters 26
23 Purdue 17-4 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - Soren Petro Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 328
24 Saint Mary's 17-2 Actual: 28Highest: 19 - Cecil Hurt Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 42
25 Notre Dame 14-5 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - John Feinstein Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 136
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Wichita State 23-Oregon
