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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Jan 14, 2019 Week 11 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Duke (36) 14-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 36 Voters Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters 1558
2 Virginia (6) 15-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 5 - James Crepea 1473
3 Gonzaga 16-2 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 8 - Rick Bozich 1315
4 Michigan (9) 17-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 9 Voters Lowest: 5 - Paul Klee 1497
5 Michigan State 15-2 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Chris Murray 1292
6 Tennessee (13) 14-1 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 13 Voters Lowest: 6 - Jesse Newell 1482
7 Virginia Tech 14-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 7 Voters Lowest: 18 - Graham Couch 1091
8 Texas Tech 15-1 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 6 Voters Lowest: 13 - Scott Mansch 1157
9 Kansas 14-2 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - Lauren Brownlow 1188
10 North Carolina 12-4 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - James Crepea Lowest: 23 - Drew Hill 678
11 Auburn 12-3 Actual: 14Highest: 11 - 7 Voters Lowest: 25 - Jon Nyatawa 669
12 Nevada 16-1 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - 4 Voters Lowest: 17 - James Crepea 1015
13 Kentucky 12-3 Actual: 12Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 790
14 Nebraska 12-4 Actual: 27Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 25 - Tom Bragg 36
15 Purdue 10-6 Actual: 32Highest: 15 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters 16
16 Wisconsin 11-5 Actual: 29Highest: 16 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 25 - Dave Matter 31
17 Iowa State 12-4 Actual: 30Highest: 17 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 25 - Ken Weinman 20
18 Oklahoma 13-3 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - 4 Voters Lowest: 25 - 5 Voters 394
19 Buffalo 15-1 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Graham Couch Lowest: 24 - Rick Bozich 625
20 Florida State 13-3 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 20 - Jesse Newell 918
21 Villanova 13-4 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - Paul Klee Lowest: 25 - Scott Richey 300
22 NC State 14-2 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Scott Mansch Lowest: 24 - John Feinstein 586
23 Maryland 14-3 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - David Cloninger Lowest: 24 - 3 Voters 412
24 Louisville 11-5 Actual: 26Highest: 14 - Kayla Anderson Lowest: 25 - 7 Voters 112
25 Florida 9-6 Actual: 46Highest: 25 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 25 - Jesse Newell 1
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 15-Marquette 18-Ole Miss 21-Houston 23-Iowa 24-Mississippi State 25-Indiana
