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 29, 2021 Week 4 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Gonzaga (1) 6-1 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 4 - 7 Voters 1428
2 Purdue (9) 6-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 9 Voters Lowest: 3 - 31 Voters 1442
3 Baylor 7-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - David Jablonski Lowest: 8 - Bob Ballou 1324
4 Duke (51) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 51 Voters Lowest: 4 - Jesse Newell 1513
5 Houston 5-1 Actual: 15Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 25 - Zach Klein 631
6 Kansas 5-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Bob Ballou 1027
7 Villanova 4-2 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 17 - Chris Murray 1147
8 UCLA 6-1 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 15 Voters Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 1253
9 Texas 4-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 20 - Steve Greenberg 1115
10 Arizona 6-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 20 - Donna Ditota 851
11 Florida 6-0 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: 24 - Stephen Tsai 681
12 Kentucky 5-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - Justin Jackson Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 1002
13 LSU 7-0 Actual: 28Highest: 13 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 33 Voters 93
14 Michigan 4-2 Actual: 24Highest: 9 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 177
15 UConn 6-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 437
16 USC 6-0 Actual: 20Highest: 10 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 380
17 Alabama 6-1 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 456
18 Texas Tech 6-0 Actual: 33Highest: 17 - Mike Rodak Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 34
19 Iowa 6-0 Actual: 35Highest: 19 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 58 Voters 9
20 Auburn 5-1 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Mia O'Brien Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 325
21 Tennessee 4-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 25 - Dave Preston 730
22 Memphis 5-1 Actual: 18Highest: 7 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 435
23 Illinois 4-2 Actual: 26Highest: 13 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 111
24 Michigan State 5-2 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 295
25 BYU 6-0 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters 791
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 10-Arkansas 19-Iowa State 23-Wisconsin 25-Seton Hall
