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Jesse NewellKansas City Star (Kansas City, MO)
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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Feb 1, 2021Week 11 Rankings for Jesse Newell
1Gonzaga (61)
17-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 3 Voters
1597
Points
2Baylor (3)
16-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 61 Voters
1539
Points
3Houston
15-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1348
Points
4Michigan
13-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Jon Wilner
1402
Points
5Iowa
12-4Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Ethan Joyce
1079
Points

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6Illinois
11-5Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dave Preston
850
Points
7Villanova
11-1Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Jesse Newell
1458
Points

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8Virginia
11-3Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Bob Holt
752
Points
9Alabama
14-4Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Wayne Epps
958
Points
10Ohio State
14-4Actual: 7
Highest: 6 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Jon Wilner
1133
Points
11Tennessee
12-3Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 18 - Paul Klee
869
Points

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12Texas
11-3Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 14 - Donna Ditota
1228
Points
13Texas Tech
12-5Actual: 13
Highest: 6 - Stephen Tsai
Lowest: 21 - Craig Meyer
797
Points

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14Wisconsin
13-5Actual: 19
Highest: 8 - Zach Klein
Lowest: NR - Bob Ballou
452
Points
15Creighton
13-4Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 20 - Seth Davis
732
Points
16Florida State
10-3Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
393
Points

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17Oklahoma
11-4Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Stephen Tsai
966
Points
18West Virginia
11-5Actual: 17
Highest: 7 - Ethan Joyce
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
669
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19Loyola Chicago
14-3Actual: 28
Highest: 16 - Paul Klee
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
52
Points

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20Colorado
13-5Actual: 36
Highest: 20 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 62 Voters
8
Points

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21San Diego State
13-4Actual: 38
Highest: 21 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 62 Voters
6
Points
22Florida
10-4Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
196
Points
23USC
13-3Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
57
Points
24Kansas
11-6Actual: 23
Highest: 16 - James Crepea
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
171
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25Rutgers
10-6Actual: 43
Highest: 25 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 63 Voters
1
Point
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Virginia Tech18-Missouri21-UCLA24-Purdue25-Drake