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 28, 2020 Week 6 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Baylor (2) 6-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 3 - David Jablonski 1537
2 Gonzaga (62) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 62 Voters Lowest: 2 - 2 Voters 1598
3 Wisconsin 8-1 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1249
4 Villanova 8-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - Seth Davis 1370
5 Iowa 7-2 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Brian Holland Lowest: 18 - Donald Hunt 1008
6 Illinois 7-3 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 25 - 4 Voters 650
7 Tennessee 6-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 6 Voters Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner 1217
8 Houston 7-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - Seth Davis 1313
9 Kansas 8-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - David Jablonski Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell 1458
10 Texas 7-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - David Jablonski Lowest: 15 - Chris Basnett 1109
11 Texas Tech 7-2 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 5 Voters Lowest: 21 - Craig Meyer 821
12 Creighton 7-2 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 926
13 Virginia 4-2 Actual: 23Highest: 10 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 238
14 Michigan 7-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 582
15 West Virginia 7-2 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Steve Hewitt Lowest: 18 - Ethan Joyce 1080
16 Oregon 6-1 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 252
17 Duke 3-2 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 290
18 Colorado 6-1 Actual: 30Highest: 18 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 50
19 Ohio State 7-2 Actual: 25Highest: 13 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 216
20 Florida 3-1 Actual: 33Highest: 12 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 20
21 Rutgers 6-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: 24 - 3 Voters 659
22 Indiana 5-4 Actual: 38Highest: 22 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 4
23 Florida State 5-1 Actual: 18Highest: 14 - 8 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 377
24 North Carolina 5-3 Actual: 28Highest: 17 - Dick Vitale Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 57
25 San Diego State 6-1 Actual: 27Highest: 13 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 172
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 12-Missouri 17-Michigan State 19-Northwestern 21-Minnesota 24-Virginia Tech
