BYU Football ranks in bottom half of Big 12 Preseason Media Poll

On Tuesday, the Big 12 preseason media poll was published.

BYU was picked to finish 13th out of 16 Big 12 teams. Utah, BYU’s archrival, edged out Kansas State as the preseason media poll favorite. Overall, five different teams received first-place votes. The full preseason poll may be found below.

2024 Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll

1. Utah (20 first place votes)
2. Kansas State (19)
3. Oklahoma State (14)
4. Kansas (5)
5. Arizona (3)
6. Iowa State
7. West Virginia
8. UCF
9. Texas Tech
10. TCU
11. Colorado
12. Baylor
13. BYU
14. Cincinnati
15. Houston
16. Arizona State

BYU is scheduled to face the top five teams in the Big 12 preseason poll. On the positive side, BYU will face the majority of those teams at home. The Cougars will play Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Kansas, and Arizona at home. Utah is the lone top five club that BYU will face on the road.

Other 2024 opponents include UCF, Baylor, Houston, and Cincinnati. UCF is the only team ranked in the middle of the preseason poll. The remainder of the teams are in the lower half of the rankings. If BYU wants to return to bowl eligibility in 2024, games against Arizona State and Houston look like must-wins.

The Big 12 media days will take place over two days at Allegiant Stadium. Arizona State, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, and Utah will compete on July 9, with Arizona, Baylor, BYU, UCF, Colorado, Houston, Kansas, and West Virginia taking the stage on July 10.