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Hoops: Oklahoma State Picked 12th in Preseason Coaches Poll
The coaches pick the Pokes 12th.
If the Cowboys are the 12th-best team in the Big 12 this season, the rest of the country better look out.
The Big 12 released its Preseason Coaches Poll on Thursday, the day after OSU went to Birmingham and beat No. 20 Auburn in exhibition play. The Cowboys came 12th in the 16-team league ahead of Utah, UCF, Colorado and Arizona State.
Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Houston (14) | 224 |
| 2 | BYU (1) | 204 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 200 |
| 4 | Arizona (1) | 179 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 170 |
| 6 | Kansas | 163 |
| 7 | Baylor | 137 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 120 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 117 |
| 10 | TCU | 90 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 79 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 77 |
| 13 | Utah | 50 |
| 14 | UCF | 39 |
| 15 | Colorado | 37 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 34 |
OSU finished 12th last season, in the first year under Steve Lutz, after going 7-13 in Big 12 play. The Cowboys have gone .500 or better in league play on just two occasions in the past dozen years.
While trying to not overhype an exhibition game that doesn’t count on official records, OSU showed promise Wednesday night against Auburn, a team that made the Final Four last year (and lost quite a bit from that team) and enters this season ranked in the AP Poll and at No. 31 in KenPom.
The Big 12 also released its preseason individual awards, but no Cowboys were featured.
Big 12 Preseason Awards
Preseason Player of the Year:Â JT Toppin, Texas Tech
Preseason Newcomer of the Year:Â LeJuan Watts, Texas Tech
Preseason Freshman of the Year:Â Darryn Peterson, Kansas
Preseason All-Big 12 Team:
AJ Dybantsa, BYU*
Richie Saunders, BYU
Emanuel Sharp, Houston
Joseph Tugler, Houston
Milos Uzan, Houston*
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
Darryn Peterson, Kansas*
P.J. Haggerty, K-State
Christian Anderson, Texas Tech
JT Toppin, Texas Tech*
*-unanimous selection
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