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Jesse NewellKansas City Star (Kansas City, MO)
E-mail: jnewell@kcstar.com
Twitter: @jessenewell
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.


Ballot Score

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Feb 4, 2019Week 14 Rankings for Jesse Newell
1Virginia
20-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 9 Voters
1478
Points
2Duke
19-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Scott Wolf
1532
Points
3Gonzaga
21-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 6 - James Crepea
1423
Points
4Tennessee
20-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 48 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Jesse Newell
1579
Points
5Michigan State
18-4Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 14 - Donna Ditota
1051
Points
6North Carolina
17-4Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1167
Points
7Michigan
20-2Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1217
Points
8Virginia Tech
18-3Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Seth Davis
948
Points
9Kentucky
18-3Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell
1310
Points

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10Purdue
16-6Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 24 - Dave Preston
697
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11Iowa State
17-5Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 25 - Carlos Silva
545
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12Wisconsin
16-6Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
462
Points

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13Auburn
15-6Actual: 28
Highest: 13 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
128
Points
14Kansas
17-5Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - Mark Cooper
Lowest: 18 - Lauren Brownlow
809
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15Nevada
21-1Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 13 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Jesse Newell
1228
Points
16Louisville
16-6Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - John Feinstein
561
Points
17Texas Tech
17-5Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Tom Bragg
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
482
Points
18Villanova
18-4Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Brian Holland
801
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19Houston
21-1Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters
838
Points
20Maryland
17-6Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - David Cloninger
Lowest: NR - 29 Voters
144
Points
21Buffalo
19-3Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
153
Points

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22Marquette
19-3Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Jesse Newell
1029
Points
23Mississippi State
16-5Actual: 27
Highest: 15 - John Bednarowski
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
133
Points
24Iowa
17-5Actual: 20
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
242
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25Baylor
15-6Actual: 30
Highest: 19 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
44
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-LSU22-Florida State25-Cincinnati