The Big 12 Conference will no longer conduct an official preseason media poll. This decision follows a 2024 preseason poll, in which the team predicted to finish last went on to win the championship.

The Big 12 Conference will no longer conduct an official preseason media poll. This decision follows a 2024 preseason poll, in which the team predicted to finish last went on to win the championship.

Preseason media polls are often a major checkpoint as each college football season approaches. Still, in recent years, some conferences, such as the Big Ten, have abandoned the use of preseason media ...