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 18, 2019 Week 3 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Michigan State (4) 2-1 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - Doug Doughty 1496
2 Duke (52) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 52 Voters Lowest: 4 - Sam Blum 1608
3 Louisville (8) 4-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 9 - Matt McCoy 1501
4 Gonzaga 4-0 Actual: 8Highest: 2 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: 12 - Adam Grosbard 1227
5 Virginia (1) 3-0 Actual: 7Highest: 1 - John Feinstein Lowest: 12 - Luke DeCock 1232
6 Kansas 2-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Dave Borges 1389
7 Kentucky 2-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 25 - Dave Borges 1110
8 North Carolina 3-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Rob Dauster 1262
9 Ohio State 3-0 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 19 - Bob Sutton 1006
10 Maryland 3-0 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - 6 Voters 1240
11 Arizona 4-0 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Zach Klein Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 644
12 Texas Tech 3-0 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Matt McCoy Lowest: 25 - Luke DeCock 947
13 Oregon 4-0 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 998
14 Villanova 2-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 560
15 Purdue 2-2 Actual: 32Highest: 15 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 64 Voters 11
16 Seton Hall 3-1 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Bob Sutton Lowest: 24 - Bruce Pascoe 837
17 Baylor 2-1 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - Carlos Silva Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 179
18 Tennessee 3-0 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - John Feinstein Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 402
19 Florida State 2-1 Actual: 26Highest: 12 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 46 Voters 91
20 Marquette 2-1 Actual: 32Highest: 20 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 11
21 Memphis 3-1 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 574
22 Auburn 4-0 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 420
23 Oklahoma 3-0 Actual: 31Highest: 13 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 29
24 Florida 2-2 Actual: 27Highest: 14 - Troy Provost-heron Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 67
25 Texas 4-0 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 238
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 15-Utah State 18-Xavier 21-VCU 23-Colorado 25-Washington
