Mountaineers Tabbed Sixth in Big 12 Preseason Poll
January 26, 2023 11:01 AM | Baseball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University baseball team has been picked to finish sixth in the 2023 Big 12 Conference Preseason Baseball Poll, the league announced on Thursday.
The Mountaineers tallied 28 points in the poll, which was voted on by the conference's nine head coaches.
TCU, the defending Big 12 regular-season champion, was selected to repeat with 61 points, including five first-place votes. Oklahoma State was just behind with 59 points and the remaining four first-place votes.
From there, Texas Tech was picked to finish third with 48 points, while Texas (43) and defending Big 12 Tournament champion and National Runner-Up Oklahoma (33) rounded out the league's top five. Behind the Mountaineers, Kansas State (17), Kansas (16), and Baylor (14) completed the poll.
Of note, West Virginia has finished higher than its preseason ranking six times in nine seasons in the Big 12 and are coming off a 33-22 season, including a 14-10 mark in Big 12 play, the best conference record for the Mountaineers since joining the league in 2013.
The Mountaineers open the 2023 campaign on Friday, Feb. 17, on the road against Georgia Southern, an NCAA regional host in 2022. The squad's home opener is slated for Wednesday, March 8, against Canisius at Wagener Field at Monongalia County Ballpark.
Preseason Poll
1. TCU (5) – 61
2. Oklahoma State (4) – 59
3. Texas Tech – 48
4. Texas – 43
5. Oklahoma – 38
6. West Virginia – 28
7. Kansas State – 17
8. Kansas – 16
9. Baylor – 14
(X) – First-place votes
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
The Mountaineers tallied 28 points in the poll, which was voted on by the conference's nine head coaches.
TCU, the defending Big 12 regular-season champion, was selected to repeat with 61 points, including five first-place votes. Oklahoma State was just behind with 59 points and the remaining four first-place votes.
From there, Texas Tech was picked to finish third with 48 points, while Texas (43) and defending Big 12 Tournament champion and National Runner-Up Oklahoma (33) rounded out the league's top five. Behind the Mountaineers, Kansas State (17), Kansas (16), and Baylor (14) completed the poll.
Of note, West Virginia has finished higher than its preseason ranking six times in nine seasons in the Big 12 and are coming off a 33-22 season, including a 14-10 mark in Big 12 play, the best conference record for the Mountaineers since joining the league in 2013.
The Mountaineers open the 2023 campaign on Friday, Feb. 17, on the road against Georgia Southern, an NCAA regional host in 2022. The squad's home opener is slated for Wednesday, March 8, against Canisius at Wagener Field at Monongalia County Ballpark.
Preseason Poll
1. TCU (5) – 61
2. Oklahoma State (4) – 59
3. Texas Tech – 48
4. Texas – 43
5. Oklahoma – 38
6. West Virginia – 28
7. Kansas State – 17
8. Kansas – 16
9. Baylor – 14
(X) – First-place votes
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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