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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Dec 6, 2021 Week 5 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Purdue (61) 8-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525
2 Gonzaga 7-2 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1240
3 Houston 7-1 Actual: 14Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - Mark Berman 686
4 Baylor 8-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 42 Voters Lowest: 8 - Jon Wilner 1421
5 Kansas 6-1 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1068
6 Villanova 6-2 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1175
7 Duke 7-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 15 Voters Lowest: 8 - Stephen Tsai 1390
8 Arizona 7-0 Actual: 11Highest: 3 - David Jablonski Lowest: 18 - Donna Ditota 919
9 Alabama 7-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Dave Preston Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1029
10 UCLA 8-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Ben Steele Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell 1293
11 Texas 6-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 6 Voters Lowest: 16 - Jeff Rabjohns 1101
12 LSU 8-0 Actual: 25Highest: 12 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 135
13 Tennessee 6-1 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Seth Davis Lowest: 25 - Rick Bozich 762
14 USC 8-0 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 510
15 Auburn 7-1 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 419
16 Kentucky 6-1 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 972
17 Florida 6-1 Actual: 20Highest: 9 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 386
18 Illinois 6-2 Actual: 28Highest: 15 - Kevin Brockway Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 71
19 Iowa 7-1 Actual: 33Highest: 19 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 58 Voters 12
20 Ohio State 6-2 Actual: 21Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 370
21 Michigan State 7-2 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 405
22 UConn 8-1 Actual: 15Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - Stephen Tsai 527
23 Michigan 5-3 Actual: 34Highest: 22 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 11
24 Texas Tech 6-1 Actual: 38Highest: 24 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 2
25 BYU 7-1 Actual: 24Highest: 12 - Kevin Brockway Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 157
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 12-Arkansas 17-Iowa State 22-Wisconsin 23-Seton Hall
