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 11, 2021 Week 8 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Gonzaga (63) 12-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 63 Voters Lowest: 2 - Scott Wolf 1599
2 Baylor (1) 11-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - Scott Wolf Lowest: 3 - Jon Wilner 1536
3 Iowa 11-2 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - David Cloninger 1322
4 Tennessee 9-1 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 16 - Jon Wilner 1093
5 Villanova 8-1 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 39 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1436
6 Wisconsin 10-2 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Chris Basnett Lowest: 12 - Stephen Tsai 1110
7 Michigan 10-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 11 - 5 Voters 1161
8 Illinois 9-4 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 21 - 3 Voters 694
9 Texas 10-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell 1422
10 Creighton 10-2 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Luke DeCock 1151
11 Houston 10-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Jordan Hansen Lowest: 16 - Shannon Ryan 993
12 Texas Tech 10-3 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 689
13 Kansas 10-2 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 11 Voters Lowest: 13 - Jesse Newell 1220
14 Virginia 7-2 Actual: 18Highest: 9 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 403
15 West Virginia 9-4 Actual: 13Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Nick Suss 701
16 Ohio State 9-3 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 280
17 Colorado 8-3 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - Geoff Grammer Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 96
18 USC 8-2 Actual: 30Highest: 18 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 52 Voters 48
19 Arkansas 10-2 Actual: 35Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 24
20 Oregon 9-2 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 264
21 LSU 8-2 Actual: 38Highest: 21 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 7
22 Clemson 9-1 Actual: 12Highest: 10 - Luke DeCock Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 747
23 UConn 6-1 Actual: 25Highest: 13 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - 30 Voters 181
24 Indiana 8-5 Actual: 44Highest: 24 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 2
25 Saint Louis 7-1 Actual: 24Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 220
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Louisville 17-Missouri 19-Duke 20-Virginia Tech 23-Minnesota
