TCU was selected as the preseason favorite in a vote by the league’s head coaches in the 2024 Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll, slotting into the top spot for the second consecutive season. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own team.
The Horned Frogs received 11 first-place votes and are coming off a season that saw TCU win the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship and advance to the semifinals of the Men’s College World Series. Texas, who received the other two first place votes, is in second place, ahead of third place Oklahoma State. Texas, Oklahoma State and West Virginia shared the 2023 regular season title.
Texas Tech, who is looking for an eighth consecutive bid to NCAA Regionals, slots in fourth, followed by Kansas State, who is coming off a 35-win campaign, the program’s most since 2013. Oklahoma and West Virginia, who each reached NCAA Regionals a year ago, are tied for sixth.
Kansas follows in eighth, as Houston leads the quartet of new members in ninth place. UCF is 10th and Baylor is 11th while BYU and Cincinnati tie for 12th.
The top 10 teams in the Conference standings will qualify for the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in Arlington, Texas, May 21-25.
Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll
1. TCU (11) - 143
2. Texas (2) - 131
3. Oklahoma State - 119
4. Texas Tech - 107
5. Kansas State - 98
T6. Oklahoma - 85
T6. West Virginia - 85
8. Kansas - 67
9. Houston - 56
10. UCF - 45
11. Baylor - 36
T12. BYU - 21
T12. Cincinnati - 21
