Utah Football Picked To Finish First In Preseason Big 12 Media Poll, BYU Comes In At 13
Jul 2, 2024, 10:39 AM | Updated: Jul 8, 2024, 3:20 pm
SALT LAKE CITY – There was a lot of speculation in the lead up, but now it is official- Utah football has the respect of Big 12 media and were picked to finish first in the conference Tuesday morning.
The Utes received 20 first place votes which was good for 906 points- just edging out the other favorite- Kansas State with 19 first place votes and 829 points.
Oklahoma State came in third, Kansas fourth, and Arizona fifth to round out what many believe to be the upper echelon of the Big 12 in 2024.
We here. #GoUtes pic.twitter.com/Rqw8yZEvBY
— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) July 2, 2024
How The Big 12 Preseason Media Poll Shook Out
- Utah (20) – 906
- Kansas State (19) – 889
- Oklahoma State (14) – 829
- Kansas (5) – 772
- Arizona (3) – 762
- Iowa State – 661
- West Virginia – 581
- UCF – 551
- Texas Tech – 532
- TCU – 436
- Colorado – 400
- Baylor – 268
- BYU – 215
- Cincinatti – 196
- Houston – 157
- Arizona State – 141
Top two and we ain’t number two.#GoUtes https://t.co/Geg0Kq6yl1
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) July 2, 2024
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