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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Dec 2, 2019 Week 5 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Louisville (48) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 48 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1599
2 Kansas (3) 6-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - Doug Doughty 1497
3 Michigan State 5-2 Actual: 11Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 16 - 4 Voters 964
4 Ohio State 7-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Lauren Brownlow Lowest: 14 - Bob Sutton 1244
5 Duke 7-1 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Edgar Thompson Lowest: 15 - Scott Wolf 1083
6 Virginia (5) 7-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 11 - Marcus Fuller 1424
7 Maryland 8-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 9 Voters Lowest: 8 - Joey Knight 1446
8 Gonzaga 8-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Jack Ebling 1095
9 Michigan (9) 7-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 9 Voters Lowest: 12 - Adam Grosbard 1429
10 Baylor 5-1 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 466
11 Auburn 7-0 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Jon Rothstein Lowest: NR - Chris Basnett 698
12 Oregon 6-2 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 785
13 Arizona 9-0 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 22 - Seth Davis 875
14 North Carolina 6-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Adam Grosbard Lowest: 14 - Jesse Newell 1162
15 Kentucky 6-1 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters 1096
16 Florida State 7-1 Actual: 17Highest: 6 - Dave Borges Lowest: 23 - 5 Voters 562
17 Seton Hall 6-2 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Sam Blum Lowest: NR - Doug Doughty 629
18 Villanova 5-2 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 192
19 Purdue 4-3 Actual: 33Highest: 17 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 24
20 Penn State 6-1 Actual: 37Highest: 20 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 9
21 Dayton 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 7 - Jack Ebling Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 386
22 San Diego State 8-0 Actual: 28Highest: 8 - Jack Ebling Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 89
23 Butler 7-0 Actual: 24Highest: 16 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 165
24 Tennessee 6-1 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 331
25 Arkansas 7-0 Actual: 35Highest: 15 - Jordan Hansen Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 17
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 15-Memphis 20-Colorado 22-Washington 25-Utah State
