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 16, 2019 Week 7 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Kansas (47) 9-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 47 Voters Lowest: 2 - 18 Voters 1607
2 Duke (2) 9-1 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters 1387
3 Ohio State 9-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Bob Holt Lowest: 13 - Joe Buettner 1334
4 Louisville (1) 10-1 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Dave Preston Lowest: 9 - John Feinstein 1412
5 Gonzaga (15) 11-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 15 Voters Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters 1552
6 Michigan State 7-3 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 656
7 Maryland 10-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1207
8 Oregon 8-2 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - 6 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1172
9 Baylor 8-1 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Scott Wolf 1062
10 Dayton 8-1 Actual: 13Highest: 4 - Brian McInnis Lowest: 20 - Luke DeCock 879
11 Butler 10-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 24 - Carlos Silva 553
12 Kentucky 8-1 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1231
13 Arizona 10-2 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Paul Klee Lowest: 24 - Stephen Means 631
14 Auburn 9-0 Actual: 12Highest: 4 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 21 - Dave Borges 939
15 Purdue 6-4 Actual: 30Highest: 11 - Sam Blum Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 30
16 Virginia 8-1 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 18 - Rob Dauster 1121
17 Florida State 8-2 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 449
18 Michigan 8-3 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Seth Davis Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 723
19 Villanova 8-2 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 496
20 Penn State 9-2 Actual: 23Highest: 17 - Edgar Thompson Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 182
21 Texas Tech 6-3 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 35 Voters 115
22 San Diego State 10-0 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Edgar Thompson 431
23 Memphis 9-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Dave Borges Lowest: 23 - Jesse Newell 960
24 West Virginia 9-1 Actual: 25Highest: 20 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 76
25 LSU 7-2 Actual: 42Highest: 25 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 61 Voters 3
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Tennessee 22-Washington
