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Jesse NewellKansas City Star (Kansas City, MO)
E-mail: jnewell@kcstar.com
Twitter: @jessenewell
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.


Ballot Score

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Dec 2, 2019Week 5 Rankings for Jesse Newell
1Louisville (48)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 48 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1599
Points
2Kansas (3)
6-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Doug Doughty
1497
Points

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3Michigan State
5-2Actual: 11
Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 16 - 4 Voters
964
Points
4Ohio State
7-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Lauren Brownlow
Lowest: 14 - Bob Sutton
1244
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5Duke
7-1Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Edgar Thompson
Lowest: 15 - Scott Wolf
1083
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6Virginia (5)
7-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Marcus Fuller
1424
Points
7Maryland
8-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Joey Knight
1446
Points
8Gonzaga
8-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Jack Ebling
1095
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9Michigan (9)
7-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Adam Grosbard
1429
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10Baylor
5-1Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
466
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11Auburn
7-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Jon Rothstein
Lowest: NR - Chris Basnett
698
Points
12Oregon
6-2Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
785
Points
13Arizona
9-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Seth Davis
875
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14North Carolina
6-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Adam Grosbard
Lowest: 14 - Jesse Newell
1162
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15Kentucky
6-1Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters
1096
Points
16Florida State
7-1Actual: 17
Highest: 6 - Dave Borges
Lowest: 23 - 5 Voters
562
Points
17Seton Hall
6-2Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Sam Blum
Lowest: NR - Doug Doughty
629
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18Villanova
5-2Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
192
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19Purdue
4-3Actual: 33
Highest: 17 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 60 Voters
24
Points

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20Penn State
6-1Actual: 37
Highest: 20 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 62 Voters
9
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21Dayton
5-1Actual: 19
Highest: 7 - Jack Ebling
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
386
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22San Diego State
8-0Actual: 28
Highest: 8 - Jack Ebling
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
89
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23Butler
7-0Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
165
Points
24Tennessee
6-1Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
331
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25Arkansas
7-0Actual: 35
Highest: 15 - Jordan Hansen
Lowest: NR - 60 Voters
17
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Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 15-Memphis20-Colorado22-Washington25-Utah State