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.
Your vote has been saved. Now why don't you let this pollster know what you thought of their ballot?
Nov 13, 2017 Week 2 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Arizona (16) 2-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 16 Voters Lowest: 8 - David Cobb 1511
2 Duke (34) 2-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 34 Voters Lowest: 5 - Mark Berman 1577
3 Kansas (2) 1-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1446
4 Michigan State (13) 1-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 13 Voters Lowest: 6 - Gary D'Amato 1529
5 Wichita State 1-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Doug Doughty 1277
6 Villanova 1-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Chris Dachille Lowest: 9 - Graham Couch 1307
7 Kentucky 2-0 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - Gary D'Amato Lowest: 15 - Seth Davis 1219
8 Florida 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner 1125
9 Cincinnati 1-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - 4 Voters 890
10 USC 1-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Joey Knight 1023
11 North Carolina 1-0 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Mark Berman Lowest: 14 - 4 Voters 1078
12 Louisville 1-0 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Dick Vitale Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 518
13 Miami (FL) 2-0 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 911
14 West Virginia 0-1 Actual: 24Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 211
15 Notre Dame 1-0 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - David Cobb Lowest: 23 - Kevin McNamara 860
16 Texas A&M 1-0 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Elton Alexander 577
17 Xavier 1-0 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Graham Couch 605
18 Northwestern 1-0 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 374
19 Gonzaga 1-0 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - John Feinstein Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 525
20 Minnesota 1-0 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 675
21 Purdue 2-0 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 426
22 Virginia 1-0 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - Gary D'Amato Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 45
23 Saint Mary's 1-0 Actual: 21Highest: 10 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 315
24 Seton Hall 2-0 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - Doug Haller Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 283
25 Baylor 1-0 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 205
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-UCLA
