Big 12 women's basketball preseason poll: Where Arizona and ASU land

The Big 12 announced the preseason awards and poll for the 2024-25 Big 12 women’s basketball season. The league’s coaches voted on the awards and the poll and were not allowed to vote for their own team. Neither newcomers Arizona nor Arizona State took the top spot as Kansas State was selected as the favorite in the league’s preseason poll for the first time in league history. program. Arizona was ranked seventh, while ASU was 15th out of 16 teams.

The Wildcats (18-16) qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season and won their first four game, but fell in the first round. The Sun Devils (11-20) finished their season in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.

The 2024-25 season begins on Monday, November 4, and league play is scheduled to begin on Saturday, December 21, as this year marks the first time the Conference has had 16 members. The regular season will be followed by the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship, which will be played at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City for the second consecutive season.

2024-25 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll

State K (7), 211 points
Iowa State (6), 209 points
Baylor (2), 194 points
TCU, 185 points
West Virginia (1), 184 points
Utah, 149 points
Arizona, 136 points
Kansas, 128 points
Colorado, 113 points
Texas Tech, 84 points
Oklahoma State, 80 points
BYU, 59 points
Cincinnati, 56 points
UCF, 54 points
Arizona State, 51 points
Houston, 27 points

(votes for first place)