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 20, 2021 Week 7 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Baylor 10-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 60 Voters Lowest: 2 - Paul Klee 1524
2 Gonzaga 9-2 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1313
3 Purdue 10-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 7 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1360
4 Houston 10-2 Actual: 13Highest: 4 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - Scott Richey 780
5 Arizona 11-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Paul Klee Lowest: 11 - Seth Davis 1230
6 Kansas 9-1 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - Rick Bozich Lowest: 9 - Bob Ballou 1210
7 Duke 10-1 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 49 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jesse Newell 1445
8 UCLA 9-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 7 Voters Lowest: 8 - Jesse Newell 1294
9 LSU 11-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 24 - Ethan Joyce 542
10 Tennessee 8-2 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 447
11 Auburn 10-1 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Geoff Grammer Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner 782
12 Villanova 7-4 Actual: 23Highest: 10 - Donald Hunt Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 222
13 Illinois 8-3 Actual: 29Highest: 13 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 49
14 Texas 8-2 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 569
15 Alabama 9-2 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Brian Holland Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 897
16 Kentucky 8-2 Actual: 20Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 428
17 Ohio State 8-2 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - 4 Voters Lowest: 19 - 4 Voters 744
18 Michigan State 9-2 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 7 Voters Lowest: 23 - Lauren Brownlow 822
19 USC 12-0 Actual: 8Highest: 8 - 21 Voters Lowest: 20 - James Crepea 937
20 Michigan 7-4 Actual: 31Highest: 20 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 9
21 Xavier 11-1 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 469
22 Virginia Tech 8-4 Actual: 37Highest: 22 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 4
23 Iowa 8-3 Actual: 39Highest: 23 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 3
24 UConn 9-3 Actual: 28Highest: 18 - Stephen Tsai Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 55
25 Iowa State 11-0 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters 926
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 15-Seton Hall 21-Colorado State 22-Providence 24-Wisconsin 25-Texas Tech
