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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Nov 15, 2021 Week 2 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Gonzaga 2-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 55 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1517
2 Kansas 2-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 13 Voters Lowest: 8 - Bob Ballou 1400
3 Michigan 2-0 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 5 Voters Lowest: 13 - Jon Wilner 1252
4 UCLA 2-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters 1450
5 Illinois 2-0 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 19 - Jon Wilner 920
6 Purdue 2-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Kevin McNamara 1223
7 Villanova 1-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters 1232
8 Houston 2-0 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - Seth Davis 655
9 Baylor 1-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - Jon Wilner 1010
10 Duke 3-0 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - Brian Holland Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1143
11 Texas 1-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Scott Richey Lowest: 25 - Steve Greenberg 1058
12 Tennessee 2-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Andrew Kahn Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 575
13 Memphis 2-0 Actual: 11Highest: 2 - Luke DeCock Lowest: 20 - Chris Basnett 886
14 Alabama 2-0 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters 743
15 Kentucky 1-1 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 773
16 UConn 2-0 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 236
17 Oregon 2-0 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 802
18 USC 2-0 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 63
19 Ohio State 2-0 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 438
20 Auburn 2-0 Actual: 21Highest: 10 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 286
21 Seton Hall 2-0 Actual: 38Highest: 21 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 58 Voters 7
22 Iowa 2-0 Actual: 34Highest: 20 - Mike Rodak Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 13
23 Florida 2-0 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 141
24 Texas Tech 2-0 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - Paul Klee Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 27
25 Michigan State 1-1 Actual: 30Highest: 20 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 18
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Arkansas 18-North Carolina 20-Maryland 22-St. Bonaventure
