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IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference opens the 2024 season with five programs ranked in the Associated Press preseason top 25, with Utah earning the league’s top spot of 12.th Place. Oklahoma State (17th), Kansas State (18th), Arizona (21st) and Kansas (22and) round out the conference’s top 25 teams in the AP poll, while Iowa State, West Virginia and Colorado also received votes. Monday’s poll marks the first time since 2017 that five Big 12 Conference teams have been named to the AP Preseason Top 25.
The AP preseason poll reflects the Big 12’s rankings in last week’s AFCA Coaches Poll, whose preseason top 25 also included Utah, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Arizona and Kansas.
Big 12 Conference Preseason AP Top 25 Notes
- Kansas was selected for the AP preseason poll for the first time since 2009.
- Utah earned an AP preseason ranking for the fifth consecutive year, excluding the COVID-affected 2020 season.
- Arizona earned a notable spot in the poll alongside the Jayhawks, securing its first preseason ranking since 2015.
- Oklahoma State was ranked in the preseason poll for the fifth time since 2016 and has continued to be ranked in the AP poll every season since 2008.
- Kansas State will open in the top 20 of the AP poll for the second consecutive season.
The 2024 Big 12 football season officially begins on Thursday, August 29, with Colorado, Kansas, UCF and Utah opening their schedules.
