Big 12 Women’s Basketball Preseason Update
IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference has announced the preseason awards and coaches’ poll for the upcoming season. Notably, Oklahoma State has been voted as the top team for the first time in program history, reflecting a new trend where a different team has held the top preseason spot annually for the last six years.
Key Awards:
- Preseason Player of the Year: Audi Crooks (Oklahoma State)
- Preseason Newcomer of the Year: Liv McGill (Oklahoma State)
- Preseason Freshman of the Year: Jessie-May Hall (TCU)
Poll Results:
- Oklahoma State (7 first-place votes) – 215 points
- TCU (6) – 212 points
- Baylor (2) – 199 points
- West Virginia (1) – 186 points
- Kansas – 160 points
- Arizona State – 143 points
- BYU – 137 points
- Colorado – 126 points
- K-State – 121 points
- Texas Tech – 103 points
- Iowa State – 78 points
- Utah – 77 points
- Arizona – 55 points
- Cincinnati – 43 points
- Houston – 38 points
- UCF – 27 points
Preseason All-Big 12 Team:
- McKinna Brackens (Arizona State)
- Taliah Scott (Baylor, Unanimous)
- Delaney Gibb (BYU, Unanimous)
- Zyanna Walker (Colorado)
- Jaliya Davis (Kansas)
- S’Mya Nichols (Kansas, Unanimous)
- Audi Crooks (Oklahoma State, Unanimous)
- Liv McGill (Oklahoma State)
- Clara Silva (TCU)
- Gia Cooke (West Virginia)
Upcoming Events:
- Big 12 Basketball Media Days: Oct. 20-21 at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, airing on ESPNU.
- Regular Season Start: Nov. 2
- League Play: Begins Dec. 19
- Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament: March 3-8, 2027.
In 2026, the Big 12 matched its record with eight teams in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship, showcasing the league’s competitive depth and strength.
