Media poll: Sooners, Tigers heavy choices to repeat

July 16, 2008 5:06 PM

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin

Defending champions Missouri and Oklahoma are overwhelming choices to repeat as Big 12 division titlists in a media poll released Wednesday by the Big 12.

Missouri was the unanimous choice of 51 voters to win the North Division. And Oklahoma, which will be gunning for its record third-straight conference title, was the choice of 49 of the 51 voters. Texas received the other two first-place votes in the South Division.

The balloting was:  

North
1.Missouri (51)306
2.Kansas234
3.Nebraska183
4.Colorado181
5.Kansas State108
6.Iowa State59
 
South
1.Oklahoma (49)304
2.Texas (2)230
3.Texas Tech227
4.Oklahoma State140
5.Texas A&M118
6.Baylor52

First-place votes in parentheses

Baylor Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas State Wildcats, Kansas Jayhawks, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Dan Beebe, Harvey Perlman

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