For the fifth straight season, OU has placed first in the Big 12’s preseason media poll.
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The Sooners took home 80 of the 90 total first-place votes. Rivals Oklahoma State and Texas placed second and third respectively.
Last season, OU defeated Baylor in the Big 12 Championship, 30-23, to claim their fifth straight conference title.
Outside of OU, no team has ever won the Big 12 championship more than two years in a row.
This season, the Sooners will be going for their sixth straight and 14th overall.
The next closest program in terms of Big 12 titles is Texas with three.
The conference also announced its preseason all-conference team on Thursday. Five Sooners made the list.
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