The Cowboys weren’t one of the four teams to garner a first-place vote in the Big 12’s preseason coaches poll but still finished second in it.
After a third-place league finish in the regular season last year, Oklahoma State was pegged to finish second this year in the conference poll, trailing Texas Tech, which had six first-place votes. TCU, Texas and West Virginia also received first-place votes but finished below OSU in the preseason predictions.
| 2. Oklahoma State |
| 7. West Virginia (1) |
| 8. Kansas State |
The Cowboys also had three players pick up preseason All-Big 12 honors.