CU rival Nebraska was a unanimous selection to win the north division and Oklahoma was picked to win the south ahead of Texas, the defending conference champion.
The conference plans to release its preseason All Big 12 team on Thursday. Here is a look at how the 26 media members who participated in the poll see the conference stacking up this year.
2010 Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll
North Division
1. Nebraska (26) 156
2. Missouri 125
3. Kansas State 79
4. Kansas 70
5. Colorado 61
6. Iowa State 55
South Division
1. Oklahoma (16) 146
2. Texas (10) 140
3. Texas A&M 97
4. Texas Tech 68
5. Oklahoma State 53
6. Baylor 42
first-place votes in parentheses