The 2024 Big 12 Football Media preseason poll has officially dropped, and Utah is on the top of the mountain.
The Utes, in their inaugural season in the conference, notched 906 total points and 20 first-place votes, beating out new Big 12 foes Kansas State and Oklahoma State, which placed second and third, respectively.
BYU, the Utes’ in-state rival, came in at 13th in the poll ahead of Cincinnati, Houston and Arizona State. The Cougars finished the 2023 season with a 2-7 conference — 5-7 overall — record in their first season in the Big 12, with their only wins coming against Cincinnati and Texas Tech.
Here’s the full list of the Big 12′s poll:
1. Utah
2. Kansas State
3. Oklahoma State
4. Kansas
5. Arizona
6. Iowa State
7. West Virginia
8. UCF
9. Texas Tech
10. TCU
11. Colorado
12. Baylor
13. BYU
14. Cincinnati
15. Houston
16. Arizona State
