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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Oct 21, 2019 Pre-Season Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Michigan State (60) 32-7 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 60 Voters Lowest: 3 - Scott Wolf 1619
2 Louisville 20-14 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 11 Voters Lowest: 11 - Matt McCoy 1386
3 Kentucky (2) 30-7 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Luke DeCock 1497
4 Duke 32-6 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1399
5 Kansas (3) 26-10 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Seth Davis 1457
6 North Carolina 29-7 Actual: 9Highest: 2 - Cecil Hurt Lowest: 14 - 9 Voters 1060
7 Gonzaga 33-4 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters 1096
8 Florida 20-16 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - John Feinstein 1313
9 Virginia 35-3 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Luke DeCock 1007
10 Villanova 26-10 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Chris Murray Lowest: 16 - Dave Matter 1048
11 Purdue 26-10 Actual: 23Highest: 6 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 230
12 Maryland 23-11 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Seth Davis Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1134
13 Ohio State 20-15 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Adam Grosbard Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 407
14 Baylor 20-14 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 523
15 Texas Tech 31-7 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Matt McCoy Lowest: NR - Luke DeCock 837
16 Seton Hall 20-14 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Stephen Means 863
17 Marquette 24-10 Actual: 29Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 46 Voters 68
18 Saint Mary's 22-12 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Jerry Carino Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 330
19 VCU 25-8 Actual: 25Highest: 12 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 193
20 Xavier 19-16 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 356
21 Oregon 25-13 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - Nick Suss Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 742
22 Memphis 22-14 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 773
23 Florida State 29-8 Actual: 30Highest: 13 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 36
24 Tennessee 31-6 Actual: 28Highest: 13 - Christina Chambers Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 78
25 Arizona 17-15 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 265
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-Utah State 22-LSU 24-Auburn
