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 20, 2017 Week 3 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Arizona (11) 3-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 11 Voters Lowest: 8 - Chris Dachille 1527
2 Duke (54) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 54 Voters Lowest: 3 - Seth Davis 1613
3 Kansas 3-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 21 Voters Lowest: 6 - Jon Nyatawa 1504
4 Wichita State 2-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Kevin McNamara 1321
5 Villanova 3-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Chris Dachille Lowest: 15 - Graham Couch 1345
6 Michigan State 2-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - Luke DeCock 1390
7 Florida 3-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Justin Jackson Lowest: 19 - Jon Wilner 1117
8 Cincinnati 3-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters 893
9 Kentucky 3-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Seth Davis 1104
10 USC 3-0 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Rick Bozich 1055
11 North Carolina 2-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 19 - Graham Couch 1079
12 Xavier 3-0 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: 22 - Chris Murray 750
13 Miami (FL) 3-0 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Luke DeCock 918
14 West Virginia 2-1 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 191
15 Notre Dame 3-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Graham Couch Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 857
16 Texas A&M 2-0 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Carlos Silva 618
17 Louisville 2-0 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Marcus Fuller Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 466
18 Purdue 4-0 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - 4 Voters Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters 527
19 Virginia 4-0 Actual: 26Highest: 17 - Chris Dachille Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 88
20 Gonzaga 3-0 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 6 Voters Lowest: NR - Mark Berman 540
21 Minnesota 4-0 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 754
22 Saint Mary's 4-0 Actual: 21Highest: 10 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 344
23 Seton Hall 4-0 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Doug Haller Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 370
24 Baylor 3-0 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 206
25 Texas Tech 4-0 Actual: 27Highest: 13 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 81
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-UCLA 25-Alabama
