ARLINGTON, TX — More news out of the Big 12 Conference as the Big 12 released its 2023 Preseason Poll for football on Thursday. The Texas Longhorns were picked to finish first this year in the conference for the first time since the Big 12 switched to a divisionless format. Voted on by media representatives, the Longhorns finished fourth in voting a year ago behind Baylor, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State.
First-place votes were spread among six teams, with Texas receiving 41 and a total of 886 points. The reigning Big 12 Champion, Kansas State, placed second with 14 and 858 points. Oklahoma and Texas Tech each received four first-place votes with 758 and 729 points, respectively. TCU, coming off appearances in the Big 12 Championship Game and CFP National Championship Game, rounded out the top five with three first-place votes and 727 points.
Baylor Bears
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Baylor gathered 575 points to place sixth, while Oklahoma State secured the final first-place vote with 470 points for seventh place. The remaining positions were 8. UCF (463 points), 9. Kansas (461 points), 10. Iowa State (334 points), 11. BYU (318 points), 12. Houston (215 points), 13. Cincinnati (202 points) and 14. West Virginia (129 points).
Big 12 Football Media Days will be conducted next Wednesday and Thursday, July 12-13.
Texas Tech Football
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2023 Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll
- Texas (41), 886
- Kansas State (14), 858
- Oklahoma (4), 758
- Texas Tech (4), 729
- TCU (3), 727
- Baylor, 572
- Oklahoma State (1), 470
- UCF, 463
- Kansas, 461
- Iowa State, 334
- BYU, 318
- Houston, 215
- Cincinnati, 202
- West Virginia, 129
First-place votes in parenthesis.
Texas Longhorns Quinn Ewers
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