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.
Your vote has been saved. Now why don't you let this pollster know what you thought of their ballot?
Dec 7, 2020 Week 3 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Gonzaga (54) 3-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 54 Voters Lowest: 2 - 7 Voters 1518
2 Baylor (7) 3-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 7 Voters Lowest: 3 - Dave Borges 1470
3 Villanova 4-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Jordan Hansen 1033
4 Texas 4-1 Actual: 13Highest: 4 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 24 - Dave Preston 750
5 Texas Tech 4-1 Actual: 17Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 541
6 Houston 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Lauren Brownlow Lowest: 17 - Seth Davis 1090
7 West Virginia 4-1 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Stephen Means 918
8 Virginia 3-1 Actual: 18Highest: 7 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 474
9 Wisconsin 3-1 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 750
10 Iowa 3-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - Dave Borges Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell 1385
11 Michigan State 5-0 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1296
12 Creighton 3-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - 4 Voters 1068
13 Kansas 4-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Dave Matter Lowest: 14 - Sam Blum 1195
14 Duke 2-1 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - Jeff Rabjohns 954
15 Florida 3-0 Actual: 28Highest: 12 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 90
16 North Carolina 3-1 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Chris Basnett Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 547
17 Ohio State 3-0 Actual: 22Highest: 10 - Jordan Hansen Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 287
18 Illinois 3-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Cecil Hurt 1104
19 Indiana 3-1 Actual: 29Highest: 19 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 40
20 Michigan 4-0 Actual: 26Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 33 Voters 107
21 Tennessee 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Justin Jackson 767
22 Florida State 1-0 Actual: 20Highest: 9 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 350
23 Louisville 4-0 Actual: 25Highest: 12 - Jordan Hansen Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 122
24 Oregon 1-1 Actual: 30Highest: 17 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 26
25 Oklahoma 2-0 Actual: 40Highest: 25 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 1
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 15-Virginia Tech 19-Richmond 21-Rutgers 23-Arizona State 24-San Diego State
