Texas picked 5th in 2016 Big 12 Preseason Media poll

2016 Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll

1.	Oklahoma (24)	258
2.	TCU (2)	222
3.	Oklahoma State	202
4.	Baylor	156
5.	Texas	151
6.	Texas Tech	141
7.	West Virginia	126
8.	Kansas State	88
9.	Iowa State	59
10.	Kansas	27

first-place votes in parenthesis

OU and TCU make sense at the top, but 24 of 26 first place votes for the Sooners feels a tad groupthink. OSU returns a ton of experience. Baylor's ranking depends heavily on morale and the Bears being able to field anything on the DL.

KSU tends to surprise when underrated. Let's see what the Eggplant Sorcerer has in store.

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