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 27, 2021 Week 8 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Baylor (61) 11-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525
2 Gonzaga 10-2 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 7 - Stephen Tsai 1335
3 Houston 11-2 Actual: 12Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - Marcus Fuller 801
4 Purdue 11-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 8 Voters Lowest: 7 - Chris Murray 1371
5 Arizona 11-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - David Jablonski Lowest: 18 - Zach Klein 973
6 Kansas 9-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1233
7 Duke 11-1 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 50 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jesse Newell 1448
8 LSU 12-0 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 23 - 3 Voters 609
9 UCLA 8-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 6 Voters Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell 1296
10 Tennessee 9-2 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 729
11 Villanova 8-4 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 312
12 Auburn 11-1 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 5 Voters Lowest: 24 - Jon Wilner 826
13 Kentucky 9-2 Actual: 18Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 459
14 Illinois 9-3 Actual: 26Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 43 Voters 72
15 Ohio State 8-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters 787
16 Michigan State 10-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 6 Voters Lowest: 22 - Jon Wilner 901
17 Alabama 9-3 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Donald Hunt Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 426
18 Texas 9-2 Actual: 17Highest: 7 - Aria Gerson Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 567
19 Michigan 7-4 Actual: 31Highest: 19 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 7
20 USC 12-0 Actual: 7Highest: 7 - 22 Voters Lowest: 23 - James Crepea 994
21 Texas Tech 9-2 Actual: 25Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 121
22 Xavier 11-2 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 237
23 UConn 10-3 Actual: 30Highest: 20 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 34
24 Iowa 9-3 Actual: 35Highest: 24 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 2
25 Iowa State 12-0 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Chris Murray Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters 985
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 15-Seton Hall 20-Colorado State 21-Providence 24-Wisconsin
