In a preseason poll of the league’s coaches, the Texas Longhorns were selected to finish third in the Big 12, the conference announced on Thursday.
Baylor finished first, receiving five first-place votes among 77 votes overall, while Kansas tallied four first-place votes and 73 points. Texas received one first-place vote and 64 points with TCU, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Iowa State, West Virginia, and Kansas State rounding out the conference rankings.
On Wednesday, senior forward Timmy Allen and senior guard Marcus Carr were named to the preseason All-Big 12 team and Iowa State sophomore transfer guard Tyrese Hunter was named honorable mention All-Big 12.