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 8, 2021 Week 12 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Baylor (8) 17-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 2 - 55 Voters 1520
2 Gonzaga (55) 18-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 55 Voters Lowest: 2 - 8 Voters 1567
3 Michigan 13-1 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 56 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jon Wilner 1438
4 Illinois 13-5 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Luke DeCock Lowest: 14 - Jack Ebling 1239
5 Houston 16-2 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Shannon Ryan 1060
6 Iowa 13-6 Actual: 15Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 20 - Sam Blum 757
7 Ohio State 15-4 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 10 - Jon Wilner 1365
8 Virginia 13-3 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Rick Bozich Lowest: 18 - Zach Klein 969
9 Alabama 15-5 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Dick Vitale Lowest: 17 - Justin Jackson 911
10 Villanova 12-2 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell 1281
11 Tennessee 13-4 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - Edgar Thompson 690
12 Texas Tech 14-5 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 16 - Craig Meyer 1102
13 Wisconsin 14-6 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 358
14 Texas 11-5 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Luke DeCock 841
15 Florida State 10-3 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - 4 Voters 514
16 USC 15-3 Actual: 20Highest: 8 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 411
17 Loyola Chicago 17-3 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 200
18 West Virginia 13-5 Actual: 14Highest: 6 - Ethan Joyce Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 824
19 San Diego State 13-4 Actual: 27Highest: 19 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 38
20 Colorado 14-5 Actual: 26Highest: 20 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 41
21 Creighton 14-5 Actual: 19Highest: 7 - David Jablonski Lowest: 25 - Bob Ballou 465
22 Oklahoma 12-5 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Seth Davis Lowest: 25 - Luke DeCock 863
23 Purdue 13-7 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 85
24 Rutgers 11-6 Actual: 25Highest: 21 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 65
25 Missouri 13-3 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Chris Murray Lowest: 25 - Jesse Newell 966
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Virginia Tech 23-Oklahoma State
