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 22, 2021 Week 14 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Gonzaga (60) 22-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 60 Voters Lowest: 2 - 4 Voters 1596
2 Baylor (4) 17-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 2 - 60 Voters 1540
3 Michigan 16-1 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 64 Voters Lowest: 3 - 64 Voters 1472
4 Iowa 17-6 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 14 - Paul Klee 1088
5 Houston 18-3 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Seth Davis 921
6 Illinois 16-5 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 23 Voters Lowest: 11 - Jon Wilner 1356
7 Ohio State 18-5 Actual: 4Highest: 4 - 39 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1370
8 Alabama 18-5 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1196
9 Virginia 15-5 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 20 - 4 Voters 690
10 Villanova 14-3 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 12 - 6 Voters 1132
11 Florida State 13-3 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters 967
12 Wisconsin 16-8 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 200
13 Creighton 16-5 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - David Jablonski Lowest: 22 - James Crepea 836
14 Loyola Chicago 19-4 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 288
15 West Virginia 15-6 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Stephen Tsai Lowest: 15 - Jesse Newell 1014
16 USC 18-4 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 423
17 San Diego State 17-4 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 222
18 Texas Tech 14-7 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 477
19 Texas 13-6 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 22 - Luke DeCock 730
20 Kansas 17-7 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - Jordan Hansen 532
21 Colorado 17-7 Actual: 35Highest: 21 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 61 Voters 8
22 Oklahoma 14-5 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - Ethan Joyce Lowest: 22 - Jesse Newell 1150
23 Tennessee 15-6 Actual: 25Highest: 14 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 145
24 Purdue 15-8 Actual: 28Highest: 17 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 53
25 Arkansas 17-5 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Scott Richey Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 346
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Virginia Tech 24-Missouri
