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 18, 2021 Week 9 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Gonzaga (62) 14-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 62 Voters Lowest: 2 - 2 Voters 1598
2 Baylor (2) 12-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 2 - 62 Voters 1538
3 Iowa 12-2 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 15 Voters Lowest: 6 - Chris Murray 1420
4 Tennessee 10-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 16 - Jon Wilner 1242
5 Michigan 11-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Chris Murray Lowest: 13 - Joe Buettner 1197
6 Villanova 8-1 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 49 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1445
7 Virginia 9-2 Actual: 13Highest: 4 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - David Cloninger 778
8 Houston 11-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Seth Davis 1155
9 Texas 11-2 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1289
10 Wisconsin 11-3 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Dave Borges Lowest: 19 - Bob Ballou 939
11 Illinois 9-5 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 30 Voters 232
12 Creighton 10-3 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Ethan Joyce Lowest: 22 - Bob Ballou 833
13 Texas Tech 11-4 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Scott Richey Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 792
14 Colorado 11-3 Actual: 27Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 148
15 Kansas 10-3 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Dick Vitale Lowest: 17 - Seth Davis 1072
16 Ohio State 11-3 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 6 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 631
17 Alabama 11-3 Actual: 18Highest: 6 - Edgar Thompson Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 487
18 LSU 10-2 Actual: 33Highest: 18 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 20
19 West Virginia 9-4 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - Dick Vitale 732
20 USC 11-2 Actual: 30Highest: 15 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 74
21 Florida State 7-2 Actual: 29Highest: 11 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 112
22 Oregon 9-2 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Bob Ballou Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 235
23 UConn 7-1 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Sam Blum Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 209
24 Minnesota 11-4 Actual: 17Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 507
25 Saint Louis 7-1 Actual: 25Highest: 12 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 172
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Virginia Tech 19-Missouri 20-Clemson 24-UCLA
