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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Nov 19, 2018 Week 3 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Duke (53) 3-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 53 Voters Lowest: 3 - John Feinstein 1564
2 Kansas (7) 3-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 7 Voters Lowest: 7 - Brian Holland 1510
3 Virginia (2) 3-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters 1299
4 North Carolina 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 10 Voters Lowest: 12 - Graham Couch 1246
5 Gonzaga 3-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 5 - 3 Voters 1437
6 Auburn 3-0 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters 1123
7 Nevada 3-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Mark Berman Lowest: 11 - Scott Mansch 1253
8 Tennessee (1) 3-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - John Feinstein Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1281
9 Michigan 5-0 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Rick Bozich Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 1021
10 Michigan State 3-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - James Crepea Lowest: 18 - Lauren Brownlow 937
11 Florida State 2-0 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Scott Mansch 794
12 Kentucky 3-1 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Shannon Ryan Lowest: 17 - John Feinstein 980
13 Virginia Tech 4-0 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - John Bednarowski 849
14 Oregon 3-1 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 25 - 4 Voters 325
15 Wisconsin 3-0 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 25 - Theo Lawson 150
16 Mississippi State 3-0 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - John Bednarowski Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 619
17 Miami (FL) 3-0 Actual: 34Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 18
18 Indiana 3-1 Actual: 27Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - 5 Voters 74
19 Kansas State 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Jesse Newell 889
20 Syracuse 2-2 Actual: 31Highest: 15 - John Bednarowski Lowest: 25 - Kayla Anderson 29
21 Purdue 4-1 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - Dave Borges Lowest: 25 - 8 Voters 199
22 West Virginia 2-2 Actual: 34Highest: 20 - B.J. Rains Lowest: 23 - James Crepea 18
23 Florida 2-1 Actual: 40Highest: 22 - James Crepea Lowest: 23 - Jesse Newell 7
24 Clemson 3-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - James Crepea Lowest: 24 - 4 Voters 462
25 Nebraska 3-0 Actual: 26Highest: 17 - Graham Couch Lowest: 25 - 6 Voters 98
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-UCLA 18-TCU 19-LSU 20-Iowa 22-Buffalo 23-Ohio State
