The Big 12 Championship Game will take place on December 7th at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, featuring the top two teams based on conference records. This year, Texas is predicted to win its first outright conference title since 2009. Last year, the Longhorns defeated Oklahoma State 49-21 to win their first outright conference title since 2009. They then went on to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff before falling to Washington in the CFP semifinals.
The preseason poll favored newcomers Utah and Arizona, but it didn’t show much faith in Colorado and Arizona State to compete for a conference title in Year 1. Deion Sanders’ Buffaloes were tabbed to finish 11th, while ASU was picked to finish last.
The Big 12 released its predicted order of finish ahead of the 2024 season as voted on by the media on Tuesday. New conference member Utah was atop the poll, earning 20 first-place votes and 906 overall points to edge out second-place Kansas State. The Wildcats earned 19 first-place votes and 889 overall points, while Oklahoma State garnered 14 first-place votes and
