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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Dec 14, 2020 Week 4 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Baylor (7) 4-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 7 Voters Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters 1491
2 Gonzaga (54) 3-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 54 Voters Lowest: 3 - Nick Suss 1541
3 Villanova 5-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Chris Basnett 1163
4 Iowa (1) 6-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Nick Suss Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1427
5 Texas 5-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 23 - Dave Preston 873
6 West Virginia 6-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Ken Weinman 1113
7 Houston 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 18 - Seth Davis 1169
8 Texas Tech 6-1 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Luke DeCock Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner 669
9 Wisconsin 4-1 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Mark Berman 846
10 Virginia 3-1 Actual: 17Highest: 7 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 456
11 Creighton 4-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 9 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1037
12 Kansas 6-1 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 17 Voters Lowest: 12 - Jesse Newell 1289
13 Illinois 4-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Scott Wolf 742
14 Florida State 3-0 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - Troy Provost-Heron 619
15 Michigan State 6-0 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - Scott Richey Lowest: 15 - Jesse Newell 1307
16 Michigan 6-0 Actual: 25Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 29 Voters 142
17 Indiana 4-2 Actual: 32Highest: 17 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 22
18 Tennessee 2-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Dick Vitale Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling 941
19 Clemson 5-0 Actual: 24Highest: 9 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 156
20 Florida 3-1 Actual: 33Highest: 17 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 18
21 Duke 2-2 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 345
22 Syracuse 4-1 Actual: 38Highest: 22 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 61 Voters 4
23 Louisville 4-0 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Jordan Hansen Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 164
24 Ohio State 5-0 Actual: 20Highest: 9 - Jordan Hansen Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 392
25 Arkansas 6-0 Actual: 38Highest: 23 - Jack Ebling Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 4
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Missouri 18-San Diego State 19-Rutgers 22-North Carolina
