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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Mar 1, 2021 Week 15 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Gonzaga (59) 24-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 2 - 4 Voters 1571
2 Michigan (4) 18-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters 1512
3 Baylor 18-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 5 - Wayne Epps 1450
4 Houston 20-3 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Troy Provost-Heron 1109
5 Iowa 18-7 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Stephen Means Lowest: 11 - Lauren Brownlow 1266
6 Illinois 18-6 Actual: 4Highest: 4 - 42 Voters Lowest: 11 - Jon Wilner 1350
7 Ohio State 18-7 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Donald Hunt Lowest: 19 - Edgar Thompson 1163
8 Florida State 14-4 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Rick Bozich Lowest: 18 - David Cloninger 897
9 Alabama 19-6 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 13 - Joe Buettner 1130
10 Villanova 15-4 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Chris Murray Lowest: 19 - Seth Davis 942
11 Virginia 15-6 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 362
12 Creighton 17-6 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - David Jablonski Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 669
13 Wisconsin 16-9 Actual: 25Highest: 13 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 35 Voters 106
14 West Virginia 17-6 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Wayne Epps Lowest: 14 - Jesse Newell 1210
15 Kansas 18-8 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Dave Borges 785
16 Colorado 19-7 Actual: 24Highest: 12 - Edgar Thompson Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 150
17 Purdue 16-8 Actual: 23Highest: 11 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 192
18 San Diego State 19-4 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 406
19 Arkansas 19-5 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Sam Blum Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 847
20 Loyola Chicago 21-4 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Sam Blum Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 367
21 Texas Tech 15-8 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 494
22 Texas 14-7 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 650
23 Tennessee 16-7 Actual: 30Highest: 16 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 56 Voters 19
24 USC 19-6 Actual: 27Highest: 15 - Donald Hunt Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 88
25 BYU 19-5 Actual: 26Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 101
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Oklahoma 17-Oklahoma State 22-Virginia Tech
