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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Oct 18, 2021 Pre-Season Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Gonzaga (55) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 55 Voters Lowest: 4 - Jon Wilner 1562
2 Kansas 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 20 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1427
3 Michigan 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Stephen Tsai Lowest: 15 - Jeff Welsch 1255
4 UCLA (8) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 9 - Justin Jackson 1459
5 Illinois 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 3 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 20 - Donald Hunt 861
6 Purdue 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Stephen Means 1213
7 Texas 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Andrew Kahn 1315
8 Villanova 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - Scott Richey 1332
9 Baylor 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - John Werner Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters 992
10 Memphis 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 2 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 831
11 Duke 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Jeff Rabjohns 963
12 Ohio State 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Stephen Means Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 581
13 Houston 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: 21 - Kevin McNamara 694
14 Tennessee 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 9 - Bret Bloomquist Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 563
15 Kentucky 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Bennett Conlin Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 894
16 Alabama 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Rick Bozich 713
17 Arkansas 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 673
18 Texas Tech 0-0 Actual: 33Highest: 18 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 17
19 Maryland 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Bret Bloomquist Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 294
20 Oregon 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Donald Hunt Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 775
21 UConn 0-0 Actual: 24Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 161
22 Florida State 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 10 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 381
23 North Carolina 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 547
24 Michigan State 0-0 Actual: 26Highest: 19 - Jeff Welsch Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 87
25 Auburn 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 267
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-St. Bonaventure 25-Virginia
