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 6, 2021 Week 5 Rankings for Dick Vitale1 Purdue (61) 8-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525
2 Baylor 8-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 42 Voters Lowest: 8 - Jon Wilner 1421
3 Duke 7-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 15 Voters Lowest: 8 - Stephen Tsai 1390
4 Gonzaga 7-2 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1240
5 Texas 6-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 6 Voters Lowest: 16 - Jeff Rabjohns 1101
6 UCLA 8-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Ben Steele Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell 1293
7 Kansas 6-1 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1068
8 Villanova 6-2 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1175
9 Alabama 7-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Dave Preston Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1029
10 Kentucky 6-1 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 972
11 Arizona 7-0 Actual: 11Highest: 3 - David Jablonski Lowest: 18 - Donna Ditota 919
12 Arkansas 8-0 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Theo Lawson Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell 905
13 Houston 7-1 Actual: 14Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - Mark Berman 686
14 USC 8-0 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 510
15 Tennessee 6-1 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Seth Davis Lowest: 25 - Rick Bozich 762
16 UConn 8-1 Actual: 15Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - Stephen Tsai 527
17 Auburn 7-1 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 419
18 Michigan State 7-2 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 405
19 Iowa State 8-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 499
20 Ohio State 6-2 Actual: 21Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 370
21 Illinois 6-2 Actual: 28Highest: 15 - Kevin Brockway Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 71
22 Florida 6-1 Actual: 20Highest: 9 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 386
23 North Carolina 6-2 Actual: 29Highest: 19 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 55
24 Wisconsin 7-1 Actual: 22Highest: 8 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 338
25 St. Bonaventure 7-1 Actual: 30Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 37
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Seton Hall 24-BYU 25-LSU
