WVU Picked to Finish Second

By Big12sports.com for WVUsports.com
July 19, 2012 02:04 PM

Dana Holgorsen

IRVING, Texas – Oklahoma has been picked to win its eighth Big 12 championship in the 2012 Big 12 Football Preseason Poll, voted on by media representatives who cover the Conference.

The Sooners received 32 of 41 first-place votes and totaled 396 points. West Virginia was chosen second with 339 points and garnered seven first-place tallies. Texas was picked third, followed by defending Big 12 champion Oklahoma State in fourth. TCU and Kansas State each received a first-place vote and finished fifth and sixth, respectively. Baylor, Iowa State, Texas Tech and Kansas rounded out the poll.

West Virginia and TCU will begin their inaugural season of Big 12 competition after joining the league on July 1. Both won their previous conference titles last year.

The Cowboys claimed their first Big 12 title in 2011 in the Conference’s initial season of round-robin play. Oklahoma leads the Big 12 with its seven Conference championships (2000, ‘02, ‘04, ‘06, ‘07, ’08, ‘10).

Head coaches and selected student-athletes will converge in Dallas from July 23-24 for the annual Big 12 Football Media Days. Live video coverage, including press conferences and one-on-one interviews with a variety of guests, will be featured both days on the Big 12 Digital Network, including Big12Sports.com.

2012 Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll

1. Oklahoma (32), 396
2. West Virginia (7), 339
3. Texas 291
4. Oklahoma State, 267
5. TCU (1), 260
6. Kansas State (1), 257
7. Baylor, 162
8. Iowa State, 121
9. Texas Tech, 116
10. Kansas, 46

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