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 4, 2017 Week 5 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Duke (65) 10-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 65 Voters Lowest: 1 - 65 Voters 1625
2 Kansas 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 39 Voters Lowest: 4 - 9 Voters 1525
3 Villanova 8-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Graham Couch 1434
4 Michigan State 7-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 24 Voters Lowest: 5 - Paul Klee 1500
5 Wichita State 6-1 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 9 Voters Lowest: 12 - Theo Lawson 1197
6 Virginia 8-0 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - Carlos Silva 728
7 Texas A&M 7-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Carlos Silva 1192
8 Florida 5-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 9 - 8 Voters 1301
9 Kentucky 7-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 9 Voters Lowest: 17 - Graham Couch 1174
10 North Carolina 8-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Dick Vitale Lowest: 16 - Jon Nyatawa 999
11 Cincinnati 7-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 583
12 West Virginia 7-1 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 557
13 Miami (FL) 7-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 5 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1122
14 Purdue 8-2 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 266
15 Xavier 7-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - Jon Nyatawa Lowest: 20 - Graham Couch 768
16 Gonzaga 7-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Tony Parks Lowest: 19 - Brant Wilkerson 856
17 Notre Dame 7-1 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Kevin Lyttle Lowest: 17 - Jesse Newell 1156
18 Seton Hall 7-1 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 405
19 Arizona 5-3 Actual: 35Highest: 19 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 10
20 Minnesota 8-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Graham Couch Lowest: 23 - David Cobb 758
21 TCU 8-0 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - David Cobb Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 311
22 Texas Tech 6-1 Actual: 26Highest: 19 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 36 Voters 82
23 SMU 7-2 Actual: 33Highest: 23 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 15
24 Louisville 4-2 Actual: 30Highest: 19 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 50
25 Oklahoma 5-1 Actual: 39Highest: 22 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 7
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Arizona State 22-Nevada 23-Baylor 24-Tennessee 25-USC
