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 11, 2019 Week 2 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Kentucky (64) 2-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 64 Voters Lowest: 4 - Dave Borges 1622
2 Michigan State 1-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 9 Voters Lowest: 10 - Paul Klee 1451
3 Louisville (1) 2-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Dave Borges Lowest: 10 - Matt McCoy 1425
4 Duke 2-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 48 Voters Lowest: 5 - Sam Blum 1538
5 Virginia 2-0 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - Luke DeCock 1134
6 North Carolina 2-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Cecil Hurt Lowest: 14 - Sam Blum 1187
7 Gonzaga 2-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Joe Buettner Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters 1136
8 Kansas 1-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 5 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1354
9 Villanova 1-0 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Chris Murray Lowest: 15 - Kevin McNamara 1064
10 Florida 1-1 Actual: 15Highest: 3 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 616
11 Texas Tech 2-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Matt McCoy Lowest: NR - Luke DeCock 888
12 Maryland 2-0 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 5 Voters Lowest: 25 - Doug Doughty 1166
13 Purdue 1-1 Actual: 32Highest: 13 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 61 Voters 21
14 Baylor 1-1 Actual: 24Highest: 14 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 179
15 Ohio State 2-0 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Chad Leistikow Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 544
16 Oregon 2-0 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 804
17 Marquette 1-0 Actual: 29Highest: 16 - Chris Basnett Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 67
18 Providence 2-0 Actual: 31Highest: 12 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 23
19 Florida State 1-1 Actual: 27Highest: 9 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 43 Voters 112
20 Arizona 2-0 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Dick Vitale Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 415
21 Memphis 2-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Matt McCoy 828
22 Seton Hall 2-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Bob Sutton Lowest: 22 - Jesse Newell 869
23 Saint Mary's 1-0 Actual: 18Highest: 9 - Luke DeCock Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 438
24 Xavier 2-0 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 370
25 Texas 2-0 Actual: 28Highest: 15 - John Feinstein Lowest: NR - 36 Voters 95
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-Utah State 20-Washington 22-Auburn 23-LSU 25-Colorado
