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 11, 2017 Week 6 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Villanova (41) 10-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 41 Voters Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters 1598
2 Michigan State (19) 9-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 19 Voters Lowest: 4 - 4 Voters 1561
3 Duke 11-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 16 - David Cloninger 1362
4 Wichita State 8-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - Cecil Hurt Lowest: 9 - Tyson Alger 1402
5 North Carolina 9-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 7 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1237
6 Virginia 8-1 Actual: 16Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 24 - Carlos Silva 690
7 Purdue 10-2 Actual: 17Highest: 7 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 24 - Matt Vautour 568
8 West Virginia 9-1 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 21 - Theo Lawson 972
9 Kentucky 8-1 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - 6 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 1227
10 Xavier 9-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 16 - Scott Wolf 1044
11 Texas A&M 8-1 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - Carlos Silva 1072
12 Arizona State (5) 9-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 18 - Scott Mansch 1316
13 Miami (FL) 8-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Jesse Newell 1272
14 Kansas 7-2 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - Scott Mansch Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 760
15 Cincinnati 7-2 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 30 Voters 145
16 Gonzaga 8-2 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Graham Couch Lowest: 20 - Craig Meyer 805
17 Seton Hall 8-1 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Craig Meyer Lowest: NR - J.P. Butler 704
18 Arizona 7-3 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 252
19 Notre Dame 8-2 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Andrew Lopez Lowest: 23 - 3 Voters 564
20 Florida 6-3 Actual: 22Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 261
21 TCU 10-0 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 718
22 Texas Tech 7-1 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - Tony Parks Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 191
23 Florida State 9-0 Actual: 19Highest: 8 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 452
24 Louisville 6-2 Actual: 29Highest: 21 - Shannon Ryan Lowest: NR - 58 Voters 19
25 Oklahoma 7-1 Actual: 27Highest: 15 - Rick Bozich Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 72
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Tennessee 21-Baylor
