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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Jan 3, 2022Week 9 Rankings for Jesse Newell
1Baylor (61)
13-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters
1525
Points
2Gonzaga
11-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 7 - Aria Gerson
1336
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3Houston
12-2Actual: 12
Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
849
Points
4Purdue
12-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Chris Murray
1376
Points
5Arizona
11-1Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 16 - James Crepea
1013
Points
6Kansas
11-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1237
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7Duke
11-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 50 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Jesse Newell
1447
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8Kentucky
11-2Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - James Crepea
560
Points
9Auburn
12-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: 17 - Jon Wilner
976
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10UCLA
8-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell
1287
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11Villanova
9-4Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
437
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12Tennessee
9-3Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Aria Gerson
Lowest: NR - David Jablonski
519
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13LSU
12-1Actual: 21
Highest: 10 - Aria Gerson
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
371
Points
14Texas
11-2Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - Andrew Kahn
640
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15Illinois
9-3Actual: 26
Highest: 15 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
74
Points
16Alabama
10-3Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Bret Bloomquist
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
589
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17Michigan State
12-2Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner
934
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18Ohio State
9-2Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - 5 Voters
819
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19USC
12-0Actual: 7
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - James Crepea
1015
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20Texas Tech
10-2Actual: 25
Highest: 12 - Donald Hunt
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
142
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21Iowa
10-3Actual: 31
Highest: 21 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 60 Voters
5
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22Xavier
11-2Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
270
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23UConn
10-3Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - James Crepea
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
39
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24Providence
13-1Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Clayton Collier
Lowest: 24 - Jesse Newell
560
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25Iowa State
12-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters
896
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Colorado State23-Wisconsin24-Seton Hall