I told you so...
First place and the bottom 4 were easy picks.
It's those middle 5 that seem to have most folks confused.
The Big 12 media released their preseason picks for football, matching my pick for the eventual champion and the bottom four finishers (in a slightly different order)...
| Big 12 Media | RobertW_CRFF | |||
| 1 | OSU | 1 | OSU | |
| 2 | OU | 2 | BAYLOR | |
| 3 | TCU | 3 | OU | |
| 4 | TEXAS | 4 | TCU | |
| 5 | BAYLOR | 5 | KANSAS ST | |
| 6 | KANSAS ST | 6 | TEXAS | |
| 7 | TEXAS TECH | 7 | TEXAS TECH | |
| 8 | WEST VIRGINIA | 7 | IOWA ST | |
| 9 | IOWA ST | 9 | WEST VIRGINIA | |
| 10 | KANSAS | 10 | KANSAS |
Here are the official media poll results...
| 1. | Oklahoma State (15) | 365 |
| 2. | Okahoma (8) | 355 |
| 3. | TCU (9) | 347 |
| 4. | Texas (8) | 337 |
| 5. | Baylor (2) | 282 |
| 6. | K-State (1) | 240 |
| 7. | Texas Tech | 161 |
| 8. | West Virginia | 126 |
| 9. | Iowa State | 96 |
| 10. | Kansas | 56 |
The Cowboys easily received the most 1st place votes, so while it wasn't overwhelming support they are clearly favored.
I can understand the split of votes between OU, TCU, and Texas, but the lack of love for Baylor is interesting. A lot of guys return for a team that took the lash to Kansas State and Oklahoma State down the stretch in 2012.
Now let's see who the coaches favor...
GO POKES!!!