Texas Tech University Athletics
Tech Ranked Fourth in Big 12 Preseason Poll
February 05, 2015 | Baseball
Texas Tech hosts San Francisco on Opening Day on Friday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. at Rip Griffin Park.
Feb. 5, 2015
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech received its highest Big 12 baseball preseason ranking since 2003 as the Red Raiders were tabbed fourth in the coaches' poll, the league office announced Thursday. TCU was a unanimous preseason favorite to win the league with 64 overall points.
Head coaches were not allowed to vote on their respective teams.
Only twice in the league's history of the preseason coaches' poll has Tech been ranked higher to start the season with a third place ranking in 2000 and being picked as the league favorite prior to the 1999 campaign.
It marks the first time the Horned Frogs have been selected as the preseason league favorite while Texas (55 points) and Oklahoma State (47 points) were the only other programs ranked ahead of Tech.
Oklahoma received a fifth-place ranking for the second straight season with 38 points while West Virginia is ranked sixth with 22 points.
Baylor and Kansas both received 18 points for seventh place and Kansas State is picked ninth preseason with 16 points.
2015 BIG 12 BASEBALL PRESEASON COACHES' POLL (first-place votes)
1. TCU (8) - 64 points
2. Texas (1) - 55 points
3. Oklahoma State - 47 points
4. TEXAS TECH - 46 points
5. Oklahoma - 38 points
6. West Virginia - 22 points
7. Baylor - 18 points
7. Kansas - 18 points
9. Kansas State - 16 points
