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Texas 5th and OU holds the top spot.
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.