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 6, 2020 Week 10 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Duke (9) 13-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 9 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1545 Points
2 Kansas (2) 11-2 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 4 - 7 Voters 1513 Points
3 Michigan State 12-3 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - David Cloninger 1129 Points
4 Ohio State 11-3 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 24 - Jack Ebling 924 Points
5 Gonzaga (54) 16-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 54 Voters Lowest: 5 - Jesse Newell 1607 Points
6 Butler 14-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - Craig Meyer Lowest: 18 - Bob Sutton 1181 Points
7 Dayton 13-2 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Edgar Thompson 614 Points
8 Baylor 11-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Brian Holland 1386 Points
9 Louisville 11-3 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Sam Blum 844 Points
10 Arizona 11-3 Actual: 24Highest: 10 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 184 Points
11 Auburn 13-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Sam Blum Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner 1317 Points
12 Maryland 12-2 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Seth Davis 863 Points
13 San Diego State 15-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Dave Borges Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner 1130 Points
14 Florida State 13-2 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Dave Borges Lowest: 20 - Brian Holland 966 Points
15 Oregon 12-3 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - Jack Ebling 1075 Points
16 West Virginia 11-2 Actual: 17Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Kevin Brockway 599 Points
17 Michigan 10-4 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 502 Points
18 Kentucky 10-3 Actual: 14Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Luke DeCock 811 Points
19 Iowa 10-4 Actual: 26Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 63 Points
20 Seton Hall 10-4 Actual: 27Highest: 18 - Sam Blum Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 48 Points
21 Penn State 12-2 Actual: 20Highest: 10 - John Feinstein Lowest: NR - Brian Holland 456 Points
22 Texas Tech 10-3 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Rob Dauster Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 287 Points
23 Wisconsin 9-5 Actual: 31Highest: 18 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 17 Points
24 Wichita State 13-1 Actual: 23Highest: 11 - John Feinstein Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 252 Points
25 Purdue 9-6 Actual: 39Highest: 25 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 64 Voters 1 Point
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Villanova 18-Virginia 21-Memphis 25-Colorado