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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Jan 25, 2021 Week 10 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Gonzaga (61) 15-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 2 - 3 Voters 1597
2 Baylor (3) 14-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 2 - 61 Voters 1539
3 Michigan 13-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 7 Voters Lowest: 6 - 8 Voters 1376
4 Iowa 12-3 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 9 - 5 Voters 1214
5 Houston 13-1 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Paul Klee Lowest: 8 - 5 Voters 1281
6 Villanova 10-1 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 55 Voters Lowest: 6 - Jesse Newell 1459
7 Virginia 10-2 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Dave Preston Lowest: 17 - David Jablonski 1067
8 Illinois 10-5 Actual: 19Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 415
9 Texas 11-2 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 25 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1341
10 Alabama 13-3 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Edgar Thompson Lowest: 19 - Bruce Pascoe 1039
11 Wisconsin 12-4 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Stephen Tsai Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 757
12 Texas Tech 11-4 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Scott Richey Lowest: 19 - Craig Meyer 954
13 Ohio State 12-4 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Shannon Ryan Lowest: 20 - Edgar Thompson 810
14 Tennessee 10-3 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - Adam Grosbard Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 638
15 Florida State 9-2 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - Adam Grosbard 656
16 Creighton 11-4 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Donald Hunt 640
17 West Virginia 10-4 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Steve Hewitt Lowest: NR - Bob Holt 869
18 Kansas 10-5 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 665
19 Colorado 12-4 Actual: 28Highest: 19 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 59
20 Oklahoma 9-4 Actual: 24Highest: 19 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 151
21 USC 12-3 Actual: 29Highest: 18 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 50
22 Florida 8-4 Actual: 32Highest: 20 - Ethan Joyce Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 37
23 Loyola Chicago 12-3 Actual: 36Highest: 23 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 12
24 UConn 7-3 Actual: 33Highest: 19 - Jeff Call Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 20
25 Missouri 10-2 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Zach Klein 833
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Virginia Tech 21-Minnesota 22-Saint Louis 23-UCLA 25-Louisville
