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 21, 2020 Week 5 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Baylor (3) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 3 - Jon Wilner 1538
2 Gonzaga (61) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 2 - 3 Voters 1597
3 Wisconsin 6-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman 1051
4 Villanova 7-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 8 - 4 Voters 1304
5 Iowa 6-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 10 - Sam Blum 1365
6 Tennessee 4-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner 1109
7 Texas 7-1 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - Dave Preston 1035
8 Illinois 5-3 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 468
9 Houston 5-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - Seth Davis 1272
10 Texas Tech 6-2 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Luke DeCock Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 661
11 West Virginia 7-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1225
12 Kansas 7-1 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 36 Voters Lowest: 12 - Jesse Newell 1426
13 Virginia 3-1 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 510
14 Creighton 6-2 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - Doug Doughty 773
15 Michigan 6-0 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 367
16 Indiana 5-2 Actual: 30Highest: 16 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 53
17 Oregon 6-1 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Lauren Brownlow Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 167
18 Rutgers 6-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Sam Blum Lowest: 20 - Luke DeCock 878
19 Duke 3-2 Actual: 20Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 352
20 Florida 3-1 Actual: 32Highest: 12 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 20
21 Florida State 4-1 Actual: 21Highest: 8 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 335
22 Colorado 5-1 Actual: 34Highest: 22 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 13
23 North Carolina 5-2 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 492
24 Ohio State 6-1 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Zach Klein Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 245
25 LSU 4-1 Actual: 43Highest: 25 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 2
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 12-Michigan State 14-Missouri 22-Xavier 24-Virginia Tech
