Oklahoma has claimed the Big 12 crown four years in a row. From the media’s perspective, OU is a mortal lock to push that number to five.
In voting released Wednesday afternoon, the Sooners have been selected as the overwhelming favorite to lay claim to the conference’s 2019 championship. Of the 77 media members who participated, 68 of them cast their first-place votes to OU. Rival Texas garnered the other nine.
This marks the fourth straight year that the media has tapped OU as the preseason favorite.
Below is the complete 2019 Big 12 football media preseason poll:
1. Oklahoma (68) -- 761
2. Texas (9) -- 696
3. Iowa State -- 589
4. TCU -- 474
5. Oklahoma State -- 460
6. Baylor -- 453
7. Texas Tech -- 281
8. West Virginia -- 241
9. Kansas State -- 191
10. Kansas -- 89