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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Jan 7, 2019 Week 10 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Duke (37) 12-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 37 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 1535
2 Virginia (5) 13-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 6 - James Crepea 1471
3 Gonzaga 14-2 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - Rick Bozich 1319
4 Michigan (9) 15-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 9 Voters Lowest: 4 - 12 Voters 1499
5 Michigan State 13-2 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Chris Murray 1291
6 North Carolina 11-3 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 17 - Scott Wolf 889
7 Tennessee (13) 12-1 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 13 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jesse Newell 1481
8 Virginia Tech 13-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 13 Voters Lowest: 19 - Graham Couch 1093
9 Auburn 11-2 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - John Bednarowski Lowest: 21 - Mark Cooper 919
10 Texas Tech 13-1 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 6 Voters Lowest: 17 - Scott Mansch 1109
11 Kansas 12-2 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Damien Sordelett 1159
12 Iowa State 12-2 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 344
13 Kentucky 10-3 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 520
14 Nevada 14-1 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Elton Alexander Lowest: 17 - 4 Voters 920
15 Nebraska 11-4 Actual: 31Highest: 15 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 15
16 Purdue 9-5 Actual: 30Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 20
17 Wisconsin 11-4 Actual: 27Highest: 16 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 45
18 NC State 13-1 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - 5 Voters Lowest: 23 - James Crepea 674
19 Oklahoma 12-2 Actual: 23Highest: 13 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 243
20 Ohio State 12-2 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - John Feinstein 620
21 Mississippi State 12-1 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Scott Mansch Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 683
22 Florida State 12-2 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - Jesse Newell 879
23 Villanova 11-4 Actual: 26Highest: 14 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 56
24 Texas 10-4 Actual: 37Highest: 24 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 2
25 Florida 8-5 Actual: 38Highest: 25 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 1
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-Houston 19-Buffalo 21-Marquette 22-Indiana 24-St. John's 25-TCU
