Big 12 Men’s Basketball Media Preseason Poll released

The Monster Energy Big 12 Men’s Basketball Media Preseason Poll has been released, projecting Arizona as the conference favorite. Houston is ranked second, followed by Kansas in third. The top six teams in the media poll—Arizona, Houston, Kansas, Texas Tech, Iowa State, and BYU—all appear in the AP preseason rankings.

In the coaches' poll, the top three rankings remained identical to the media poll. Individual honors include Motiejus Krivas of Arizona being named Preseason Player of the Year, Paulius Murauskas of Arizona State as Preseason Newcomer of the Year, and Tyran Stokes of Kansas as Preseason Freshman of the Year.

West Virginia is projected to finish tenth in the media standings. The Big 12 basketball season is scheduled to begin on Monday, Nov. 2.