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 15, 2021 Week 13 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Gonzaga (59) 20-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 2 - 5 Voters 1595
2 Baylor (5) 17-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 2 - 59 Voters 1541
3 Michigan 14-1 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 61 Voters Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1469
4 Iowa 15-6 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 18 - Paul Klee 910
5 Houston 17-2 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Seth Davis 1170
6 Illinois 14-5 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - Luke DeCock Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner 1311
7 Ohio State 17-4 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 8 - Jon Wilner 1402
8 Virginia 15-3 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Rick Bozich Lowest: 18 - Donald Hunt 1129
9 Alabama 17-5 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 1085
10 Villanova 13-3 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - Dick Vitale 1060
11 Wisconsin 15-7 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 274
12 Creighton 16-5 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - David Jablonski Lowest: 18 - 4 Voters 793
13 Tennessee 14-5 Actual: 19Highest: 9 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: 25 - Bennett Conlin 452
14 USC 17-3 Actual: 17Highest: 7 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - Seth Davis 586
15 Loyola Chicago 18-4 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - Sam Blum Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 166
16 Texas Tech 14-6 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 791
17 Colorado 16-6 Actual: 30Highest: 17 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 31
18 West Virginia 14-6 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Chris Basnett Lowest: 19 - 4 Voters 836
19 Florida State 11-3 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: 23 - Sam Blum 624
20 Texas 13-5 Actual: 12Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 20 - Jesse Newell 885
21 Oklahoma 13-5 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 8 Voters Lowest: 21 - Jesse Newell 1071
22 San Diego State 15-4 Actual: 25Highest: 21 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 75
23 Kansas 15-7 Actual: 23Highest: 19 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 140
24 Purdue 13-8 Actual: 33Highest: 18 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 20
25 Arkansas 16-5 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - Scott Richey Lowest: NR - 29 Voters 111
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Virginia Tech 20-Missouri
