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 23, 2019 Week 8 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Ohio State (9) 11-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 9 Voters Lowest: 9 - Troy Provost-heron 1520
2 Duke (1) 10-1 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 8 - Scott Wolf 1429
3 Kansas 9-2 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 8 - Jordan Hansen 1388
4 Louisville (1) 11-1 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Scott Wolf Lowest: 7 - Troy Provost-heron 1460
5 Gonzaga (54) 13-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 54 Voters Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters 1608
6 Michigan State 9-3 Actual: 14Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 775
7 Baylor 9-1 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Scott Wolf 1207
8 Butler 11-1 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Carlos Silva 853
9 Maryland 10-2 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 785
10 Oregon 10-2 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Joe Buettner Lowest: 14 - Luke DeCock 1286
11 Dayton 9-2 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - Seth Davis Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters 541
12 San Diego State 12-0 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: 20 - Bob Sutton 763
13 Michigan 9-3 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Edgar Thompson 889
14 Arizona 10-3 Actual: 24Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 36 Voters 153
15 Auburn 11-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Sam Blum Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 1107
16 Purdue 7-5 Actual: 38Highest: 16 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 11
17 Florida State 10-2 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 583
18 Villanova 9-2 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Dave Preston Lowest: 18 - Jesse Newell 950
19 West Virginia 10-1 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 229
20 Iowa 9-3 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 125
21 Penn State 10-2 Actual: 20Highest: 16 - Craig Meyer Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 332
22 Kentucky 8-3 Actual: 19Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 411
23 Memphis 10-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Dave Borges Lowest: 23 - Jesse Newell 1040
24 Seton Hall 8-4 Actual: 44Highest: 24 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 64 Voters 2
25 Wichita State 10-1 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - Bob Holt Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 112
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Virginia 21-Washington 23-Texas Tech
