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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Feb 7, 2022 Week 14 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Gonzaga (13) 19-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 13 Voters Lowest: 2 - 48 Voters 1477
2 Arizona 19-2 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1300
3 Houston 20-2 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - James Crepea 1205
4 Kentucky 19-4 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 14 Voters Lowest: 9 - Chris Murray 1288
5 Purdue 20-3 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - Stephen Tsai Lowest: 8 - Lauren Brownlow 1329
6 Kansas 19-3 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1173
7 Auburn (48) 22-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 48 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jesse Newell 1506
8 Baylor 19-4 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Luke DeCock Lowest: 20 - Stephen Tsai 921
9 Duke 19-3 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Bob Ballou 1179
10 Villanova 17-6 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Stephen Tsai Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters 634
11 Texas Tech 18-5 Actual: 9Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - Andrew Kahn 947
12 Illinois 17-5 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Theo Lawson 818
13 Tennessee 16-6 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 377
14 UCLA 16-4 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 881
15 Texas 17-6 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 294
16 Ohio State 14-5 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Stephen Tsai 628
17 LSU 16-7 Actual: 34Highest: 17 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 11
18 UConn 15-6 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 118
19 Iowa 15-7 Actual: 36Highest: 19 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 7
20 Saint Mary's 19-4 Actual: 22Highest: 18 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 185
21 Michigan State 17-5 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - Bret Bloomquist Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 536
22 Alabama 14-9 Actual: 32Highest: 22 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 18
23 Xavier 16-6 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 91
24 Arkansas 18-5 Actual: 27Highest: 18 - Justin Jackson Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 74
25 Providence 20-2 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - David Jablonski Lowest: 25 - Jesse Newell 899
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 14-Wisconsin 18-Marquette 21-USC 23-Murray State
