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 31, 2022 Week 13 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Gonzaga (12) 17-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 12 Voters Lowest: 3 - Jeff Rabjohns 1475
2 Baylor 18-3 Actual: 8Highest: 2 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 13 - Stephen Tsai 1141
3 Houston 18-2 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Jeff Rabjohns 1164
4 Kentucky 17-4 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 10 Voters Lowest: 14 - James Crepea 1195
5 Arizona 17-2 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - David Thompson Lowest: 15 - James Crepea 1159
6 Purdue 18-3 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: 11 - Bruce Pascoe 1282
7 Auburn (49) 20-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 49 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jesse Newell 1508
8 Villanova 16-5 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 18 - Scott Richey 807
9 UCLA 16-2 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 31 Voters Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell 1338
10 Kansas 17-3 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - Stephen Means 1014
11 Duke 17-3 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1107
12 Texas Tech 16-5 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Theo Lawson 741
13 Tennessee 14-6 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 234
14 LSU 16-5 Actual: 25Highest: 13 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 180
15 Illinois 15-5 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Chris Basnett Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 445
16 Texas 16-5 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 203
17 UConn 15-4 Actual: 17Highest: 15 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - 4 Voters 483
18 Michigan State 16-4 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - Stephen Tsai Lowest: 24 - Jon Wilner 751
19 Alabama 14-7 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 97
20 Iowa 14-6 Actual: 34Highest: 20 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 6
21 Xavier 15-5 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - Jay Tust Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 255
22 Indiana 16-5 Actual: 31Highest: 22 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 22
23 Ohio State 13-5 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 548
24 Wisconsin 17-3 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Chad Leistikow Lowest: 24 - Jesse Newell 938
25 Iowa State 16-5 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 324
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 15-Providence 19-USC 24-Marquette
