Coming off a program record 12-2 season and a Sugar Bowl victory, the Baylor Bears were ranked 10th in the nation by the USA Today Coaches Poll.
Coach Dave Aranda’s Bears received 891 points, which slotted them in the middle of the top three Big 12 teams in the rankings. The Oklahoma Sooners came in at No. 9 with 1027 points, and the Oklahoma State Cowboys ended up at No. 11 with 859 points.
It is a tight grouping, and given the scope of the poll and the consistent recruiting success, it should come as no great surprise that Oklahoma edged out Baylor.
The green and gold topped the Sooners in the Big 12 media’s preseason poll for the first time this year.
Elsewhere in the Big 12 and in the state of Texas, the Longhorns garnered 383 points, good for 18th nationally. Though they did receive a single first-place vote. The Texas A&M Aggies came in at No. 7 with 1219 points, and the Houston Cougars were ranked No. 25 with 257 votes.