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 25, 2019 Week 4 Rankings for Jesse Newell1 Michigan State (4) 3-1 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1500
2 Duke (53) 6-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 53 Voters Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters 1610
3 Louisville (7) 6-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 7 Voters Lowest: 7 - Seth Davis 1512
4 Gonzaga 6-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 12 - Adam Grosbard 1222
5 Virginia (1) 6-0 Actual: 7Highest: 1 - John Feinstein Lowest: 12 - Luke DeCock 1232
6 Kansas 3-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Doug Doughty 1383
7 Ohio State 5-0 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Lauren Brownlow Lowest: 18 - Bob Sutton 1033
8 Kentucky 5-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 1090
9 Maryland 5-0 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - Dave Matter 1262
10 Oregon 5-0 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Rick Bozich 1006
11 North Carolina 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Cecil Hurt Lowest: 13 - Rob Dauster 1260
12 Baylor 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 450
13 Villanova 4-2 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 247
14 Arizona 6-0 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 716
15 Texas Tech 5-0 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 24 - Luke DeCock 933
16 Purdue 3-2 Actual: 34Highest: 16 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 64 Voters 10
17 Seton Hall 4-1 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Bob Sutton Lowest: 23 - Bruce Pascoe 866
18 Tennessee 4-0 Actual: 17Highest: 14 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 490
19 Florida State 4-1 Actual: 26Highest: 11 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 137
20 Auburn 5-0 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 488
21 Florida 5-2 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - Cecil Hurt Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 148
22 Arkansas 5-0 Actual: 32Highest: 22 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 13
23 Michigan 4-0 Actual: 33Highest: 21 - Chad Leistikow Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 12
24 Utah State 7-0 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Dave Borges Lowest: 24 - Jesse Newell 702
25 Memphis 5-1 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - Joey Knight 587
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-VCU 21-Colorado 23-Washington 25-Xavier
