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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Dec 21, 2020Week 5 Rankings for Jesse Newell
1Baylor (3)
5-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Jon Wilner
1538
Points
2Gonzaga (61)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 3 Voters
1597
Points

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3Wisconsin
6-1Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman
1051
Points
4Villanova
7-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 4 Voters
1304
Points
5Iowa
6-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 10 - Sam Blum
1365
Points
6Tennessee
4-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner
1109
Points
7Texas
7-1Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Dave Preston
1035
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8Illinois
5-3Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
468
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9Houston
5-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Seth Davis
1272
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10Texas Tech
6-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
661
Points
11West Virginia
7-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1225
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12Kansas
7-1Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 36 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Jesse Newell
1426
Points
13Virginia
3-1Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
510
Points
14Creighton
6-2Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Paul Klee
Lowest: NR - Doug Doughty
773
Points
15Michigan
6-0Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
367
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16Indiana
5-2Actual: 30
Highest: 16 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
53
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17Oregon
6-1Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Lauren Brownlow
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
167
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18Rutgers
6-0Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Sam Blum
Lowest: 20 - Luke DeCock
878
Points
19Duke
3-2Actual: 20
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
352
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20Florida
3-1Actual: 32
Highest: 12 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: NR - 62 Voters
20
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21Florida State
4-1Actual: 21
Highest: 8 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
335
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22Colorado
5-1Actual: 34
Highest: 22 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
13
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23North Carolina
5-2Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
492
Points
24Ohio State
6-1Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Zach Klein
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
245
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25LSU
4-1Actual: 43
Highest: 25 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 62 Voters
2
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Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 12-Michigan State14-Missouri22-Xavier24-Virginia Tech