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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 11, 2019Week 15 Rankings for Jesse Newell
1Duke (24)
21-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 24 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 6 Voters
1554
Points
2Gonzaga
23-2Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1457
Points
3Virginia
20-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Scott Gleeson
Lowest: 8 - Elton Alexander
1406
Points
4Tennessee (40)
22-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Jesse Newell
1573
Points

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5Michigan State
19-5Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 17 - Dave Preston
948
Points
6North Carolina
19-4Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Scott Wolf
1178
Points
7Kentucky
20-3Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 16 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 6 Voters
1330
Points
8Michigan
22-2Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 11 Voters
1253
Points
9Purdue
17-6Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Tom Bragg
900
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10Virginia Tech
18-5Actual: 22
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
393
Points
11Nevada
23-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Scott Mansch
Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters
1230
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12Wisconsin
17-7Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
403
Points
13Texas Tech
19-5Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Joey Knight
660
Points

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14Auburn
16-7Actual: 27
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
35
Points
15Louisville
17-7Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - John Feinstein
542
Points

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16Iowa State
18-6Actual: 23
Highest: 13 - James Crepea
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
280
Points
17Kansas
18-6Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
699
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18Houston
23-1Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 18 - Jesse Newell
1022
Points

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19Villanova
19-5Actual: 13
Highest: 11 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Brian Holland
753
Points
20Maryland
18-6Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - David Cloninger
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
196
Points

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21Marquette
20-4Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - John Bednarowski
Lowest: 21 - Jesse Newell
953
Points
22Kansas State
18-5Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - John Feinstein
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
444
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23Florida State
18-5Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 25 - David Cloninger
455
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24LSU
19-4Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Kayla Anderson
Lowest: NR - Seth Davis
437
Points
25Iowa
19-5Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Ken Weinman
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
399
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Buffalo