Four Big 12 Schools in AP’s Preseason Top 25

The second major preseason poll has been released, meaning it’s now time for football.

The AP dropped its preseason Top 25 on Monday morning, which featured four Big 12 squads in the rankings, and Oklahoma State’s Week 2 opponent received a first-place vote.

Here is the ranking in full:

Big 12 in the AP Poll

Arizona State (No. 11), Kansas State (No. 17), Iowa State (No. 22) and Texas Tech (No. 23) represent the Big 12 in the preseason top 25.

Another three Big 12 schools were right on the cusp of starting the year with a number next to their name, as BYU, Utah and Baylor were the first teams in the “others receiving votes category.” TCU and Colorado also received votes but were further down the list.

The Big 12 had five teams in the preseason Coaches Poll, with BYU joining the four teams featured in the AP Poll. Generally the media seems to be a tad bit higher on the league than the Coaches. Kansas State is the second conference team in both polls, but the Coaches have the Wildcats at 20th to the Media’s 17th. Texas Tech is also one spot higher in the AP Poll.

Oklahoma State’s Schedule in the AP Poll

There are four teams from the AP Top 25 on the Cowboys’ 2025 schedule:

Sept. 6 — at No. 7 Oregon
Oct. 25 — at No. 23 Texas Tech
Nov. 15 — vs. No. 17 Kansas State
Nov. 29 — vs. No. 22 Iowa State

The Cowboys also play Baylor — a team that would be No. 28 in an expanded ranking on Sept. 27.

Although Oregon is No. 7, the Ducks did receive one first-place vote heading into the season.