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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Jan 3, 2022 Week 9 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Baylor (61) 13-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525
2 Gonzaga 11-2 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 7 - Aria Gerson 1336
3 Houston 12-2 Actual: 12Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 849
4 Purdue 12-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 9 Voters Lowest: 7 - Chris Murray 1376
5 Arizona 11-1 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - David Jablonski Lowest: 16 - James Crepea 1013
6 Kansas 11-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Rick Bozich Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1237
7 Duke 11-1 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 50 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jesse Newell 1447
8 Kentucky 11-2 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - James Crepea 560
9 Auburn 12-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: 17 - Jon Wilner 976
10 UCLA 8-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 7 Voters Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell 1287
11 Villanova 9-4 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 437
12 Tennessee 9-3 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - Aria Gerson Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 519
13 LSU 12-1 Actual: 21Highest: 10 - Aria Gerson Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 371
14 Texas 11-2 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - Andrew Kahn 640
15 Illinois 9-3 Actual: 26Highest: 15 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 74
16 Alabama 10-3 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Bret Bloomquist Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 589
17 Michigan State 12-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 7 Voters Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner 934
18 Ohio State 9-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - 5 Voters 819
19 USC 12-0 Actual: 7Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - James Crepea 1015
20 Texas Tech 10-2 Actual: 25Highest: 12 - Donald Hunt Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 142
21 Iowa 10-3 Actual: 31Highest: 21 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 5
22 Xavier 11-2 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 270
23 UConn 10-3 Actual: 29Highest: 19 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 39
24 Providence 13-1 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Clayton Collier Lowest: 24 - Jesse Newell 560
25 Iowa State 12-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Chris Murray Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters 896
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Colorado State 23-Wisconsin 24-Seton Hall
