Baylor Tabbed as Preseason Favorite in Big 12 Women's Basketball Poll

POSTED: October 10, 2019 -- 1:31 p.m. CT

For the ninth time in Conference history, Baylor has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the Big 12 women's basketball regular-season title in 2019-20, in a vote by the league's head coaches.

The Lady Bears were also picked at the top of the preseason rankings in 2006, 2009-13, 2016-17 and 2018-19. They have won or tied for 10 regular-season crowns, including the last nine, as well as capturing the 2019 Big 12 regular-season and postseason titles.

Baylor received nine of 10 first-place votes (coaches are not allowed to vote for their own teams). Second-place Texas received the other first-place vote, while West Virginia was chosen third. Iowa State and K-State rounded out the top five. Oklahoma State was picked sixth, while Oklahoma was seventh and TCU was eighth, followed by Texas Tech and Kansas.

The 2019-20 season opens on Tuesday, November 5 with three non-conference games. League action begins on Friday, January 3. The Big 12 Tipoff is set for Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Kansas City, at Municipal Auditorium and the Convention Center. A round table of head coaches and student-athletes will be live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ beginning at 12:30 p.m. CT. A variety of additional guests will also be featured.

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2019-20 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Poll

(first place votes in parentheses; coaches not allowed to vote for their own team)

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