Baylor Women's Basketball Picked 2nd in Big 12 Preseason Poll

IRVING, Texas - The Baylor Bears were picked second in the preseason head coaches poll for the Big 12. Nicki Collen’s squad is looking to get back on top of the conference after the program’s streak of 12 straight Big 12 titles was snapped last season.

Texas was picked as the preseason favorite for the 2023-24 Big 12 women's basketball regular season title by the Conference's head coaches. It is the fourth time the Longhorns have topped the preseason poll and the first time since the 2014-15 season. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own team.

Texas, who earned a share of the 2023 Big 12 regular season title, earned 12 first-place votes and a total of 168 points. Baylor received the other two first-place votes, finishing with a second-place tally of 148 points. Kansas, winner of the 2023 WNIT, was slotted in third place with Kansas State following in fourth.

Oklahoma, who split the 2023 regular season crown with Texas, checked in at fifth, in front of 2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship winner Iowa State in sixth. Oklahoma State and West Virginia, both NCAA Tournament teams from a season ago, were tabbed seventh and eighth, respectively. TCU was picked ninth with Texas Tech following in 10th. BYU, Houston, Cincinnati and UCF completed the predicted order of finish.

The 2023-24 Big 12 women's basketball season begins November 6 with non-conference games and Conference play begins December 30. The 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship takes place March 7-12 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
 

2023-24 Big 12 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll

PlaceTeam (First-Place Votes)Points

1. Texas 168 (12)

2. Baylor 148 (2)

3. Kansas 138

4. K-State 133

5. Oklahoma 121

6. Iowa State 107

7. Oklahoma State 99

8. West Virginia 80

9. TCU 77

10. Texas Tech 63

11. BYU 56

12. Houston 45

13. Cincinnati 22

14. UCF 18