Cyclones Picked Sixth in Preseason Coaches Poll

DALLAS -- Texas was picked to win its third consecutive Big 12 Conference women's basketball title in 2004-05 in a preseason poll voted on by the league's head coaches and released by the conference office Wednesday.

The Longhorns won the championship outright in 2003 and shared the title with Kansas State in 2004.

UT received 11 first-place votes (coaches were not allowed to vote for own team) and totaled 121 points. Baylor was picked second with 107 points. Both Texas and Baylor advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 last year. Kansas State received the other first place vote and finished third in the poll with 99 points followed by Texas Tech in fourth and Oklahoma fifth.

Iowa State was chosen sixth, Colorado seventh, Missouri eighth and Nebraska ninth. Texas A&M finished 10th, Kansas was 11th and Oklahoma State 12th.

Colorado, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas Tech joined Texas and Baylor in the 2004 NCAA Tournament while Iowa State and Nebraska competed in the WNIT, giving the Big 12 nine postseason teams.

The Big 12 Preseason Team will be released on Tuesday, Oct. 26. The annual Big 12 Basketball Media Days will be conducted Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 27 and 28, in Kansas City.

2004-05 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Coaches Preseason Poll
1. Texas (11), 121
2. Baylor, 107
3. Kansas State (1), 99
4. Texas Tech, 92
5. Oklahoma, 84
6. Iowa State, 68
7. Colorado, 59
8. Missouri, 45
9. Nebraska, 43
10. Texas A&M, 35
11. Kansas, 24
12. Oklahoma State, 15
(first place votes in parentheses; coaches not allowed to vote for their own team)

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Cyclones Picked Sixth in Preseason Coaches Poll

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