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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Feb 11, 2019 Week 15 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Duke (24) 21-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 24 Voters Lowest: 3 - 6 Voters 1554
2 Gonzaga 23-2 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 7 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1457
3 Virginia 20-2 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Scott Gleeson Lowest: 8 - Elton Alexander 1406
4 Tennessee (40) 22-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 40 Voters Lowest: 4 - Jesse Newell 1573
5 Michigan State 19-5 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 17 - Dave Preston 948
6 North Carolina 19-4 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 11 - Scott Wolf 1178
7 Kentucky 20-3 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 16 Voters Lowest: 7 - 6 Voters 1330
8 Michigan 22-2 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 11 Voters Lowest: 8 - 11 Voters 1253
9 Purdue 17-6 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Tom Bragg 900
10 Virginia Tech 18-5 Actual: 22Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 393
11 Nevada 23-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Scott Mansch Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters 1230
12 Wisconsin 17-7 Actual: 20Highest: 10 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 403
13 Texas Tech 19-5 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 5 Voters Lowest: 25 - Joey Knight 660
14 Auburn 16-7 Actual: 27Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 35
15 Louisville 17-7 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - John Feinstein 542
16 Iowa State 18-6 Actual: 23Highest: 13 - James Crepea Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 280
17 Kansas 18-6 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 699
18 Houston 23-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - Chris Murray Lowest: 18 - Jesse Newell 1022
19 Villanova 19-5 Actual: 13Highest: 11 - 6 Voters Lowest: 25 - Brian Holland 753
20 Maryland 18-6 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - David Cloninger Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 196
21 Marquette 20-4 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - John Bednarowski Lowest: 21 - Jesse Newell 953
22 Kansas State 18-5 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - John Feinstein Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 444
23 Florida State 18-5 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 25 - David Cloninger 455
24 LSU 19-4 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Kayla Anderson Lowest: NR - Seth Davis 437
25 Iowa 19-5 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - Ken Weinman Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 399
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Buffalo
