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 25, 2017 Week 8 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Villanova (43) 12-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 43 Voters Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters 1600
2 Michigan State (16) 12-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 16 Voters Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1560
3 Duke 12-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 15 - David Cloninger 1435
4 Virginia 11-1 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 969
5 Purdue 12-2 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - Theo Lawson 839
6 North Carolina 11-2 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 19 - Norm Wood 891
7 Texas A&M 11-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Bob Holt Lowest: 13 - Carlos Silva 1309
8 West Virginia 11-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 1226
9 Xavier 12-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1242
10 Arizona State (6) 12-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell 1481
11 Wichita State 10-2 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Brant Wilkerson Lowest: 17 - Cecil Hurt 992
12 Kansas 10-2 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 19 - Jon Wilner 920
13 Cincinnati 11-2 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 377
14 Texas Tech 11-1 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 351
15 Arizona 10-3 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Geoff Grammer Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 511
16 Gonzaga 10-3 Actual: 20Highest: 10 - John Feinstein Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 382
17 Miami (FL) 10-1 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - Graham Couch Lowest: 24 - David Cobb 827
18 Kentucky 9-2 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 735
19 Oklahoma 10-1 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 24 - Theo Lawson 901
20 TCU 12-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 923
21 Seton Hall 11-2 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 227
22 Arkansas 9-2 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 85
23 Florida State 11-1 Actual: 24Highest: 10 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 169
24 Clemson 11-1 Actual: 27Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 55
25 Tennessee 9-2 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Joe Rexrode Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 405
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Baylor 25-Creighton
