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 21, 2022 Week 16 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Gonzaga (61) 23-2 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 2 - 4 Voters 1525 Points
2 Arizona 24-2 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 59 Voters Lowest: 4 - James Crepea 1461 Points
3 Kentucky 22-5 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Seth Davis Lowest: 10 - Zach Klein 1248 Points
4 Baylor 22-5 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 984 Points
5 Houston 22-4 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - Ben Steele 734 Points
6 Kansas 22-4 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 14 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1297 Points
7 Auburn 24-3 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - James Crepea Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1313 Points
8 Purdue 24-4 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 24 Voters Lowest: 11 - Lauren Brownlow 1299 Points
9 Duke 23-4 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Rick Bozich Lowest: 15 - Seth Davis 1146 Points
10 Villanova 21-6 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Mark Berman Lowest: 12 - David Jablonski 1071 Points
11 UCLA 19-5 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 20 - Seth Davis 802 Points
12 Texas Tech 21-6 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Scott Richey Lowest: 15 - Lauren Brownlow 1066 Points
13 Tennessee 19-7 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Donna Ditota Lowest: 20 - 4 Voters 580 Points
14 Illinois 19-7 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Stephen Tsai Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 666 Points
15 Texas 19-8 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Ben Steele Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 349 Points
16 UConn 19-7 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 340 Points
17 Iowa 18-8 Actual: 25Highest: 17 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 43 Voters 59 Points
18 Ohio State 16-7 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 320 Points
19 Arkansas 21-6 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Stephen Tsai 502 Points
20 LSU 19-8 Actual: 32Highest: 20 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 58 Voters 13 Points
21 Alabama 17-10 Actual: 24Highest: 21 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 33 Voters 63 Points
22 Wisconsin 21-5 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - David Thompson 735 Points
23 Saint Mary's 22-6 Actual: 23Highest: 19 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 148 Points
24 San Diego State 17-6 Actual: 31Highest: 23 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 14 Points
25 Providence 22-3 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Jesse Newell 910 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-USC 19-Murray State