Big 12 Media Days began Tuesday in Frisco, Texas, as the league gears up for another highly competitive season. For the first time in years, the Big 12 won’t issue an official preseason media poll for 2025. It’s a move commissioner Brett Yormark attributed to concerns over how polls impacted Arizona State’s perception last season, when the Sun Devils were picked last but went on to win the conference title.
No poll? No problem. 247Sports has filled that gap by surveying its Big 12 team site staffers for a composite projected order of finish heading into the 2025 season.
The consensus reveals a conference wide open and full of potential. Arizona State leads the pack as the reigning conference champion, returning more starters than any Power Four program and looking to build on its surprising College Football Playoff run. Yet the margin between the top teams remains razor-thin, with Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State and Texas Tech all receiving first-place votes. The infusion of transfer talent and experienced quarterbacks across the league makes for one of the most unpredictable Big 12 seasons yet.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma State is deep into rebuilding after a tough 2024 campaign that saw the Cowboys go winless in conference play. Mike Gundy now faces the daunting task of blending more than 60 new players into the roster to restore stability. At the same time, UCF and West Virginia turn to familiar faces in hopes of revival, welcoming back Scott Frost and Rich Rodriguez to lead their respective programs.
According to FanDuel Sportsbook, seven Big 12 teams enter the 2025 season with odds of +1000 or better to win the conference title, compared to 12 teams from the other three power conferences combined. This depth of contenders highlights…
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Author : Cody Nagel
Publish date : 2025-07-08 17:21:00
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