Baylor Soccer Picked 7th in Preseason Big 12 Coaches Poll

IRVING, Texas – The Baylor Bears were picked to finish seventh in the Big 12 but coaches around the conference in the annual preseason poll.

Baylor received 34 points and finished in front of Kansas, Iowa State, and Kansas State but behind Oklahoma.

TCU, the defending Big 12 regular season and tournament champions, were picked first for the first time in their program history with seven of nine possible first-place votes. Texas, West Virginia and Oklahoma each received a single first-place vote.

The full rankings are as follows:

1. TCU (7) - 78
2. Texas (1) - 66
3. West Virginia (1) - 60
4. Texas Tech - 53
5. Oklahoma State - 49
6. Oklahoma (1) - 40
7. Baylor - 34
8. Kansas - 30
9. Iowa State - 24
10. Kansas State - 16

Last year, the Bears were also picked to finish seventh, but they found themselves at third in the conference by the end of the season.