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College Football
Rough welcome: ASU picked to finish last in expanded Big 12
Utah picked to win, Arizona to finish 5th
Utah defensive tackle Aliki Vimahi (95) sacks Arizona State quarterback Jacob Conover (15) during a game Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Salt Lake City. Utah has been picked to win the expanded 16-team Big 12 in a media poll released Tuesday while ASU was picked to finish last. (The Associated Press/Rick Bowmer)
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Big 12 Preseason Poll rankings
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
1. Utah (20): 906
2. Kansas State (19): 889
3. Oklahoma State (14): 829
4. Kansas (5): 772
5. Arizona (3): 762
6. Iowa State: 661
7. West Virginia: 581
8. UCF: 551
9. Texas Tech: 532
10. TCU: 436
11. Colorado: 400
12. Baylor: 268
13. BYU: 215
14. Cincinnati: 196
15. Houston: 157
16. Arizona State: 41
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Arizona State starts in its new conference with low expectations.
The Sun Devils were picked to finish last in the newly expanded 16-team Big 12 conference by panel of media members in a poll released Tuesday.
Fellow Pac-12 transfer Utah was picked to win the conference, and Arizona was picked to finish fifth and received three first-place votes.
No ASU players were picked for the Preseason All-Big 12 team either. Five players from Arizona, coming off its best season in decades, were named to the team: receiver Tetairoa McMillan, offensive lineman Jonah Savaiinaea, kicker Tyler Loop, linebacker Jacob Manu and defensive back Tacario Davis.
The picks for top players in the conference were Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II for Offensive Player of the Year, Colorado defensive back Travis Hunter for Defensive Player of the Year and Central Florida quarterback KJ Jefferson for Newcomer of the Year.
