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 10, 2022 Week 10 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Baylor (61) 15-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525
2 Gonzaga 12-2 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 41 Voters Lowest: 4 - 4 Voters 1440
3 Houston 14-2 Actual: 11Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 18 - Mark Berman 949
4 Arizona 12-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 20 - James Crepea 1144
5 Villanova 11-4 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 682
6 Kansas 12-2 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Seth Davis 1031
7 Purdue 13-2 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Chris Murray 1139
8 Auburn 14-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - Jon Wilner 1193
9 LSU 14-1 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters 889
10 Illinois 11-3 Actual: 25Highest: 10 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 208
11 Kentucky 12-3 Actual: 18Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 438
12 UCLA 10-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 8 Voters Lowest: 12 - Jesse Newell 1376
13 Duke 12-2 Actual: 8Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Jeff Rabjohns 1130
14 Tennessee 10-4 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Aria Gerson Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 277
15 Texas 12-3 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 282
16 USC 13-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - James Crepea 1152
17 Alabama 11-4 Actual: 24Highest: 9 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 237
18 Xavier 12-2 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 453
19 Michigan State 13-2 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 9 Voters Lowest: 24 - Jon Wilner 1011
20 Texas Tech 11-3 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 373
21 UConn 10-4 Actual: 30Highest: 21 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 55 Voters 17
22 Ohio State 10-3 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - Jeff Rabjohns 510
23 Indiana 12-3 Actual: 31Highest: 19 - Jerry DiPaola Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 12
24 Iowa 11-4 Actual: 35Highest: 24 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 2
25 Iowa State 13-2 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - Bret Bloomquist Lowest: NR - Luke DeCock 648
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 13-Wisconsin 20-Seton Hall 23-Providence
