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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Mar 4, 2019 Week 18 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Virginia (21) 26-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 21 Voters Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters 1553
2 Gonzaga (42) 29-2 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 42 Voters Lowest: 2 - 22 Voters 1578
3 Duke (1) 25-4 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Graham Couch Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1399
4 North Carolina 24-5 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 37 Voters Lowest: 7 - Bruce Pascoe 1428
5 Michigan State 23-6 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 13 - 5 Voters 1039
6 Michigan 26-4 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 6 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1216
7 Tennessee 26-3 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 9 Voters Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters 1366
8 Kentucky 24-5 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1274
9 Purdue 22-7 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - Tom Bragg 999
10 Texas Tech 24-5 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Geoff Grammer Lowest: 13 - Scott Richey 1100
11 Virginia Tech 22-6 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Shannon Ryan Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 668
12 Wisconsin 20-9 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 322
13 Kansas 22-7 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Shannon Ryan Lowest: 18 - Carlos Silva 798
14 Auburn 20-9 Actual: 26Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 43
15 Iowa State 20-9 Actual: 28Highest: 15 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 21
16 Houston 27-2 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Chris Murray Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 895
17 Florida State 23-6 Actual: 14Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 24 - David Cloninger 702
18 LSU 24-5 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Dave Borges Lowest: 18 - Jesse Newell 1005
19 Nevada 26-3 Actual: 17Highest: 7 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 579
20 Maryland 21-9 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - Scott Mansch Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 207
21 Mississippi State 21-8 Actual: 27Highest: 21 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 25
22 Buffalo 26-3 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Dick Vitale 437
23 Louisville 19-11 Actual: 32Highest: 20 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 12
24 Kansas State 22-7 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Paul Klee Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 499
25 Marquette 23-6 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Tom Bragg Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters 626
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Cincinnati 22-Wofford 23-Villanova 25-UCF
