Jesse Newell Kansas City Star (Kansas City, MO) About: Newell comes to The Star from the Topeka Capital-Journal, where he currently covers KU. His writing has won numerous awards since he joined the Capital-Journal in 2013, including beat writer of the year in the most recent Associated Press Sports Editors contest.
Newell is also the co-author, with former Star writer Jason King, of “Beyond the Phog,” an inside look at former KU basketball players.
He was previously the online editor for the Lawrence Journal-World. He started his career at the Emporia Gazette.
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Dec 18, 2017 Week 7 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Villanova (45) 11-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 45 Voters Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters 1602
2 Michigan State (15) 10-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 15 Voters Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1560
3 Duke 11-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 15 - David Cloninger 1390
4 North Carolina 10-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 13 Voters 1332
5 Virginia 9-1 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 19 - 4 Voters 796
6 Purdue 11-2 Actual: 16Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - Theo Lawson 706
7 West Virginia 9-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 19 - Theo Lawson 1040
8 Texas A&M 9-1 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Bob Holt Lowest: 15 - Carlos Silva 1156
9 Kentucky 9-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 1231
10 Wichita State 8-2 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Elton Alexander Lowest: 19 - Lindsay Schnell 851
11 Xavier 10-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - Matt Vautour Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1073
12 Arizona State (5) 10-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 12 - Jesse Newell 1429
13 Miami (FL) 9-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - Jesse Newell 1308
14 Kansas 8-2 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner 791
15 Cincinnati 9-2 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 314
16 Gonzaga 9-2 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - Doug Doughty 831
17 Texas Tech 9-1 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - Carlos Silva Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 308
18 Arizona 8-3 Actual: 18Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 396
19 Seton Hall 9-2 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 223
20 TCU 10-0 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Mark Cooper Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 789
21 Oklahoma 8-1 Actual: 17Highest: 7 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 24 - 3 Voters 691
22 Arkansas 8-2 Actual: 26Highest: 20 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 83
23 Baylor 9-2 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - David Cloninger Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 396
24 Notre Dame 8-3 Actual: 27Highest: 18 - Theo Lawson Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 73
25 Florida State 9-1 Actual: 24Highest: 11 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 164
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Tennessee 25-Creighton
