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 11, 2019 Week 19 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Virginia (23) 28-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 23 Voters Lowest: 2 - 42 Voters 1559
2 Gonzaga (41) 29-2 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 41 Voters Lowest: 3 - 5 Voters 1572
3 Duke 26-5 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1298
4 North Carolina 26-5 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1474
5 Michigan State 25-6 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - John Feinstein Lowest: 9 - 8 Voters 1226
6 Tennessee 27-4 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 8 - Donna Ditota 1200
7 Michigan 26-5 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Bruce Pascoe Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1041
8 Texas Tech 26-5 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Seth Davis 1211
9 Kentucky 26-5 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell 1373
10 Purdue 23-8 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - Seth Davis Lowest: 21 - Bob Holt 831
11 Virginia Tech 23-7 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - Luke DeCock 625
12 Wisconsin 22-9 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 466
13 Auburn 22-9 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 268
14 Houston 29-2 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Chris Murray Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 963
15 Florida State 25-6 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 856
16 LSU 26-5 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - T.J. Werre Lowest: 16 - Jesse Newell 1089
17 Kansas State 24-7 Actual: 15Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 680
18 Kansas 23-8 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Shannon Ryan Lowest: 24 - Seth Davis 602
19 Nevada 28-3 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Scott Wolf Lowest: 20 - 3 Voters 684
20 Louisville 19-12 Actual: 31Highest: 20 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 11
21 Maryland 22-9 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - David Cloninger Lowest: NR - Brian Holland 319
22 Iowa State 20-11 Actual: 33Highest: 22 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 61 Voters 8
23 Mississippi State 22-9 Actual: 28Highest: 22 - Bob Holt Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 37
24 Wofford 28-4 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Jesse Newell 387
25 Buffalo 28-3 Actual: 18Highest: 9 - John Feinstein Lowest: 25 - Jesse Newell 539
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Marquette 24-Cincinnati 25-Villanova
