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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Jan 4, 2021 Week 7 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Gonzaga (63) 10-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 63 Voters Lowest: 2 - Scott Wolf 1599
2 Baylor (1) 9-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - Scott Wolf Lowest: 2 - 63 Voters 1537
3 Villanova 8-1 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 48 Voters Lowest: 6 - Adam Grosbard 1453
4 Iowa 9-2 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Dave Borges Lowest: 13 - David Cloninger 1298
5 Wisconsin 9-2 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Chris Basnett Lowest: 14 - B.J. Rains 1085
6 Tennessee 7-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner 1076
7 Illinois 8-3 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - Ken Weinman 878
8 Texas 8-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 15 Voters Lowest: 8 - Jesse Newell 1415
9 Houston 8-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Stephen Tsai Lowest: 20 - Shannon Ryan 977
10 Michigan 9-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 5 Voters Lowest: 17 - Jon Wilner 1039
11 Virginia 5-2 Actual: 22Highest: 9 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 258
12 Texas Tech 8-3 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 445
13 Creighton 8-2 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - Luke DeCock 1140
14 Kansas 8-2 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - Adam Grosbard Lowest: 14 - Jesse Newell 1224
15 West Virginia 8-3 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - David Jablonski Lowest: 25 - Zach Klein 706
16 Oregon 8-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 545
17 Florida 5-1 Actual: 26Highest: 12 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 35 Voters 110
18 Colorado 7-3 Actual: 32Highest: 16 - Zach Klein Lowest: NR - 61 Voters 19
19 Duke 3-2 Actual: 21Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 280
20 Rutgers 7-2 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - Doug Doughty 703
21 Clemson 8-1 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 411
22 Ohio State 8-3 Actual: 28Highest: 17 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 96
23 LSU 6-2 Actual: 43Highest: 23 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 3
24 Indiana 6-4 Actual: 45Highest: 24 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 2
25 Saint Louis 7-1 Actual: 23Highest: 20 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 133
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 13-Missouri 16-Minnesota 19-Virginia Tech 23-Michigan State 25-Florida State
