OSU Voted Big 12 Favorite, OU Runner Up In Preseason Poll

For the first time in the history of the Big 12 Conference, the Oklahoma State Cowboys are the preseason favorites to win the league's football championship.

OSU's previous best in the preseason voting came in 1998 when the Cowboys were tabbed for second in the Big 12 South.

Six schools picked up first-place votes in the 2013 preseason balloting.

Big 12 Media Preseason Poll

1. Oklahoma State (15) 365

2. Oklahoma (8) 355

3. TCU (9) 347

4. Texas (8) 337

5. Baylor (2) 282

6. K-State (1) 240

7. Texas Tech 161

8. West Virginia 126

9. Iowa State 96

10. Kansas 56

first-place votes in parentheses

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