Can we put football season behind us now?
Well, we’re going to - at least for the time being. Why? It’s opening night in college basketball. Nothing else matters.
Naturally, we felt it was time to put together a preseason poll, with our writers each submitting individual ballots ranking Big 12 teams from 1-10.
You can find the results in the poll below, then keep scrolling to read the fundamentals of what you need to know about each team heading into the season.
Viva the Matadors Big 12 Preseason Poll
| 1 | Kansas | 94 |
| 2 | Baylor | 89 |
| 3 | Texas | 87 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 78 |
| 5 | West Virginia | 76 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 68 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 64 |
| 8 | TCU | 61 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 55 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 53 |