AP Top 25 Voter’s Ballot - Week 15
Poll Released: Feb 10
Dick Vitale
Newspaper: ABC-ESPN
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.
| Rank | Trend | Team | Conference | Record | Points | Game scores | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - |  Tennessee |
SEC | 22-1 | 1573(40) | vs Florida W 73-61 | Share |
| 2 | - |  Duke |
ACC | 21-2 | 1554(24) | @ Virginia W 81-71 | Share |
| 3 | 1 |  Gonzaga |
West Coast | 23-2 | 1457 | vs Saint Mary's (Cal.) W 94-46 | Share |
| 4 | - |  Kentucky |
SEC | 20-3 | 1330 | @ Mississippi State W 71-67 | Share |
| 5 | 1 |  Virginia |
ACC | 20-2 | 1406 | vs Duke L 81-71 | Share |
| 6 | 1 |  Michigan |
Big Ten | 22-2 | 1253 | vs Wisconsin W 61-52 | Share |
| 7 | 1 |  Nevada |
Mountain West | 23-1 | 1230 | vs New Mexico W 91-62 | Share |
| 8 | - |  North Carolina |
ACC | 19-4 | 1178 | vs Miami (FL) W 88-85 | Share |
| 9 | 3 |  Houston |
American Athletic Conference (AAC) | 23-1 | 1022 | vs Cincinnati W 65-58 | Share |
| 10 | 3 |  Purdue |
Big Ten | 17-6 | 900 | vs Nebraska W 81-62 | Share |
| 11 | 2 |  Michigan State |
Big Ten | 19-5 | 948 | vs Minnesota W 79-55 | Share |
| 12 | - |  Marquette |
Big East | 20-4 | 953 | vs Villanova W 66-65 | Share |
| 13 | 1 |  Kansas |
Big 12 | 18-6 | 699 | vs Oklahoma State W 84-72 | Share |
| 14 | 1 |  Villanova |
Big East | 19-5 | 753 | @ Marquette L 66-65 | Share |
| 15 | 3 |  Texas Tech |
Big 12 | 19-5 | 660 | @ Oklahoma W 66-54 | Share |
| 16 | 2 |  LSU |
SEC | 19-4 | 437 | vs Auburn W 83-78 | Share |
| 17 | 1 |  Iowa |
Big Ten | 19-5 | 399 | vs Northwestern W 80-79 | Share |
| 18 | 5 |  Florida State |
ACC | 18-5 | 455 | vs Louisville W 80-75 | Share |
| 19 | - |  Louisville |
ACC | 17-7 | 542 | @ Florida State L 80-75 | Share |
| 20 | 11 |  Virginia Tech |
ACC | 18-5 | 393 | @ Clemson L 59-51 | Share |
| 21 | 1 |  Wisconsin |
Big Ten | 17-7 | 403 | @ Michigan L 61-52 | Share |
| 22 | - |  Maryland |
Big Ten | 18-6 | 196 | @ Nebraska W 60-45 | Share |
| 23 | - |  Kansas State |
Big 12 | 18-5 | 444 | @ Baylor W 70-63 | Share |
| 24 | 1 |  Cincinnati |
American Athletic Conference (AAC) | 20-4 | 76 | @ Houston L 65-58 | Share |
| 25 | - |  Auburn |
SEC | 16-7 | 35 | @ LSU L 83-78 | Share |
