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Jesse NewellKansas City Star (Kansas City, MO)
E-mail: jnewell@kcstar.com
Twitter: @jessenewell
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 18, 2017Week 7 Rankings for Jesse Newell
1Villanova (45)
11-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 45 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters
1602
Points
2Michigan State (15)
10-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters
1560
Points
3Duke
11-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 15 - David Cloninger
1390
Points
4North Carolina
10-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 13 Voters
1332
Points

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5Virginia
9-1Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 19 - 4 Voters
796
Points

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6Purdue
11-2Actual: 16
Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 22 - Theo Lawson
706
Points
7West Virginia
9-1Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Theo Lawson
1040
Points
8Texas A&M
9-1Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - Bob Holt
Lowest: 15 - Carlos Silva
1156
Points
9Kentucky
9-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
1231
Points
10Wichita State
8-2Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Elton Alexander
Lowest: 19 - Lindsay Schnell
851
Points
11Xavier
10-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Matt Vautour
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1073
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12Arizona State (5)
10-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Jesse Newell
1429
Points

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13Miami (FL)
9-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Jesse Newell
1308
Points
14Kansas
8-2Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner
791
Points

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15Cincinnati
9-2Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
314
Points
16Gonzaga
9-2Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Doug Doughty
831
Points
17Texas Tech
9-1Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - Carlos Silva
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
308
Points
18Arizona
8-3Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
396
Points
19Seton Hall
9-2Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
223
Points

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20TCU
10-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Mark Cooper
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
789
Points
21Oklahoma
8-1Actual: 17
Highest: 7 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: 24 - 3 Voters
691
Points
22Arkansas
8-2Actual: 26
Highest: 20 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
83
Points

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23Baylor
9-2Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - David Cloninger
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
396
Points
24Notre Dame
8-3Actual: 27
Highest: 18 - Theo Lawson
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
73
Points
25Florida State
9-1Actual: 24
Highest: 11 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
164
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Tennessee25-Creighton