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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Feb 1, 2021 Week 11 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Gonzaga (61) 17-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 2 - 3 Voters 1597
2 Baylor (3) 16-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 2 - 61 Voters 1539
3 Houston 15-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1348
4 Michigan 13-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 7 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jon Wilner 1402
5 Iowa 12-4 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Ethan Joyce 1079
6 Illinois 11-5 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Dave Preston 850
7 Villanova 11-1 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 55 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jesse Newell 1458
8 Virginia 11-3 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Bob Holt 752
9 Alabama 14-4 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 4 Voters Lowest: 18 - Wayne Epps 958
10 Ohio State 14-4 Actual: 7Highest: 6 - 8 Voters Lowest: 17 - Jon Wilner 1133
11 Tennessee 12-3 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Dave Preston Lowest: 18 - Paul Klee 869
12 Texas 11-3 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 14 - Donna Ditota 1228
13 Texas Tech 12-5 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - Stephen Tsai Lowest: 21 - Craig Meyer 797
14 Wisconsin 13-5 Actual: 19Highest: 8 - Zach Klein Lowest: NR - Bob Ballou 452
15 Creighton 13-4 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - David Jablonski Lowest: 20 - Seth Davis 732
16 Florida State 10-3 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 393
17 Oklahoma 11-4 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 25 - Stephen Tsai 966
18 West Virginia 11-5 Actual: 17Highest: 7 - Ethan Joyce Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 669
19 Loyola Chicago 14-3 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 52
20 Colorado 13-5 Actual: 36Highest: 20 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 8
21 San Diego State 13-4 Actual: 38Highest: 21 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 6
22 Florida 10-4 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 196
23 USC 13-3 Actual: 27Highest: 17 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 46 Voters 57
24 Kansas 11-6 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 171
25 Rutgers 10-6 Actual: 43Highest: 25 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 1
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Virginia Tech 18-Missouri 21-UCLA 24-Purdue 25-Drake
