Overview
- Houston was installed as the 2025–26 favorite with 14 of 16 first-place votes; BYU, Texas Tech, Arizona and Iowa State rounded out the top five.
- BYU received one first-place vote and placed two players on the preseason All-Big 12 team, including unanimous pick AJ Dybantsa, while Utah and Colorado were slotted 13th and 15th.
- Kansas State was picked ninth, and DraftKings priced the Wildcats at +7500 to win the league.
- Coaches named Texas Tech’s JT Toppin preseason player of the year, LeJuan Watts newcomer of the year and Kansas guard Darryn Peterson freshman of the year, with Dybantsa and Peterson unanimous All-Big 12 picks.
- Houston led the preseason All-Big 12 selections with Milos Uzan (unanimous), Emanuel Sharp and Joseph Tugler.