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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Nov 12, 2018 Week 2 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Kansas (14) 1-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 14 Voters Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters 1571
2 Duke (48) 2-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 48 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1606
3 Virginia (2) 2-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Kevin McNamara 1326
4 North Carolina 2-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 8 Voters Lowest: 12 - Graham Couch 1260
5 Gonzaga 2-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 6 - Dave Matter 1478
6 Auburn 2-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 1132
7 Nevada 2-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Mark Berman Lowest: 19 - Scott Mansch 1277
8 Villanova 2-0 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - James Crepea Lowest: 16 - Kevin McNamara 1139
9 Tennessee (1) 2-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - John Feinstein Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters 1306
10 Syracuse 2-0 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Brian Holland Lowest: 23 - T.J. Werre 673
11 Michigan State 1-1 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - Lauren Brownlow 919
12 Kentucky 1-1 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Shannon Ryan Lowest: 16 - Lauren Brownlow 1054
13 Oregon 2-0 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 3 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 739
14 Florida State 2-0 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Graham Couch Lowest: 20 - 3 Voters 731
15 West Virginia 0-1 Actual: 26Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - 8 Voters 145
16 Miami (FL) 1-0 Actual: 33Highest: 16 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 20 - James Crepea 16
17 Mississippi State 2-0 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: 25 - Paul Klee 549
18 Kansas State 1-0 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Dave Borges Lowest: 22 - Brian McInnis 892
19 Florida 1-1 Actual: 36Highest: 19 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 24 - James Crepea 9
20 Wisconsin 1-0 Actual: 29Highest: 19 - Zach Osterman Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 32
21 Clemson 2-0 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - James Crepea Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters 350
22 Marquette 2-0 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - 4 Voters Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters 155
23 Michigan 2-0 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Geoff Grammer Lowest: 25 - T.J. Werre 486
24 Purdue 2-0 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Dave Preston Lowest: 25 - 9 Voters 218
25 Indiana 2-0 Actual: 27Highest: 16 - Dave Borges Lowest: 25 - 6 Voters 131
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Virginia Tech 20-UCLA 21-TCU 22-LSU 25-Buffalo
