Media regularly covering the Big 12 picked Arizona to finish fourth in the conference race, exactly matching where the Wildcats landed in the Big 12 coaches preseason poll earlier this month.
Big 12 media poll:
(total points not released)
1. Houston
2. Texas Tech
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3. BYU
4. Arizona
5. Iowa State
6. Kansas
7. Baylor
8. Kansas State
9. Cincinnati
10. TCU
11. West Virginia
12. Oklahoma State
13. Utah
14. UCF
15. Colorado
16. Arizona State
Big 12 coaches poll
(With total points and first-place votes in parentheses)
1. Houston: 224 (14)
2. BYU: 204 (1)
3. Texas Tech: 200
4. Arizona: 179 (1)
5. Iowa State: 170
6. Kansas: 163
7. Baylor: 137
8. Cincinnati: 120
9. Kansas State: 117
10. TCU: 90
11. West Virginia: 79
12. Oklahoma State: 77
13. Utah: 50
14. UCF: 39
15. Colorado: 37
16. ASU: 34
Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd speaks to his team during a partially-open practice inside Richard Jefferson Gymnasium, Aug. 12, 2025.
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