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 9, 2019 Week 6 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Ohio State (5) 9-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 9 - Brian Holland 1464
2 Louisville (55) 9-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 55 Voters Lowest: 2 - 9 Voters 1591
3 Kansas (4) 7-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 6 - Bob Sutton 1486
4 Duke 9-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters 1232
5 Maryland 10-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 7 Voters Lowest: 7 - Paul Klee 1428
6 Gonzaga 10-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Jack Ebling 1235
7 Michigan State 6-3 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 637
8 Purdue 6-3 Actual: 28Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 130
9 Oregon 7-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Dick Vitale 905
10 Baylor 7-1 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Luke DeCock Lowest: 23 - Rick Bozich 872
11 Michigan 8-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Jon Rothstein Lowest: 11 - Jesse Newell 1286
12 Virginia 8-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Brian Holland Lowest: 20 - Rob Dauster 1060
13 Kentucky 7-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 8 Voters Lowest: 14 - Sam Blum 1170
14 Auburn 8-0 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 836
15 Butler 9-0 Actual: 18Highest: 7 - Jack Ebling Lowest: NR - Christina Chambers 529
16 Arizona 9-1 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Rob Dauster Lowest: NR - Christina Chambers 654
17 Florida State 8-2 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 253
18 Dayton 7-1 Actual: 14Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Zach Klein 672
19 Seton Hall 6-3 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 250
20 Villanova 7-2 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Carlos Silva Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 285
21 Penn State 7-2 Actual: 34Highest: 21 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 5
22 San Diego State 10-0 Actual: 25Highest: 13 - Jordan Hansen Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 197
23 Tennessee 7-1 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Tom Bragg 455
24 LSU 7-2 Actual: 39Highest: 24 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 2
25 North Carolina 6-3 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 615
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 13-Memphis 23-Xavier 24-Colorado
