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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Oct 18, 2021 Pre-Season Rankings for Dick Vitale1 Gonzaga (55) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 55 Voters Lowest: 4 - Jon Wilner 1562
2 UCLA (8) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 9 - Justin Jackson 1459
3 Texas 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Andrew Kahn 1315
4 Michigan 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Stephen Tsai Lowest: 15 - Jeff Welsch 1255
5 Kansas 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 20 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1427
6 Memphis 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 2 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 831
7 Villanova 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - Scott Richey 1332
8 Purdue 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Stephen Means 1213
9 Baylor 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - John Werner Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters 992
10 Alabama 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Rick Bozich 713
11 Duke 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Jeff Rabjohns 963
12 Kentucky 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Bennett Conlin Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 894
13 North Carolina 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 547
14 Arkansas 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 673
15 Illinois 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 3 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 20 - Donald Hunt 861
16 Houston 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: 21 - Kevin McNamara 694
17 Maryland 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Bret Bloomquist Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 294
18 Oregon 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Donald Hunt Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 775
19 LSU 0-0 Actual: 37Highest: 19 - Dick Vitale Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 7
20 Ohio State 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Stephen Means Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 581
21 Auburn 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 267
22 Tennessee 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 9 - Bret Bloomquist Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 563
23 Notre Dame 0-0 Actual: 45Highest: 23 - Dick Vitale Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 3
24 Florida State 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 10 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 381
25 Michigan State 0-0 Actual: 26Highest: 19 - Jeff Welsch Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 87
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-St. Bonaventure 24-UConn 25-Virginia
