Dick Vitale just scored the first win of March Madness — the legendary college hoops analyst announced that his recent scans came back clean … meaning he's cancer-free!!!

Dickie V got his positron emission tomography (PET) scans done on Tuesday … a procedure that detects early signs of cancer and other diseases.

While he waited for his results, Vitale admitted he was nervous … and asked his fanbase to send thoughts and prayers.

The good vibes certainly helped … 'cause the 82-year-old revealed the scans showed no signs of cancer!!

"OMG ALL THE PRAYERS many of (you) have sent have been answered as DR Brown who heads my cancer TEAM called & said PET SCAN came back that NO CANCER is showing," Vitale said on Twitter.