Where Baylor Ranks in Big 12 in College Football America
The Baylor Bears are third in the 2022 College Football America Yearbook Preseason Big 12 Rankings.
The Big 12 rankings are based on the College Football America Yearbook’s overall Top 131 rankings, which rank every team in FBS entering the season.
Oklahoma was picked first, followed by Oklahoma State and defending conference champion Baylor.
Baylor, which is No. 22 overall, is third in the Big 12 going into the season. The Bears won the Big 12 Championship Game, beating Oklahoma State, 21-16. The Bears return quarterback Blake Shapen.
Oklahoma, which is No. 6 in the overall 131 rankings, is breaking in a new head coach in Brent Venables. The Sooners have taken in UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel as their potential starter and have plenty of talent in the pipeline.
Oklahoma State is No. 10 overall and right behind the Sooners. The Co-boys also return the conference’s most experienced quarterback in Spencer Sanders, who led OSU to its first trip to the Big 12 Championship Game last December.
Texas is just outside the Top 30 at No. 32 going into the season.
Baylor is coming off a 12-2 season in which head coach Dave Aranda led the Bears to the Big 12 Championship game victory over Oklahoma State, followed by the Bears’ victory over Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl. The Bears are missing key pieces on defense from last season, including linebacker Terrell Bernard and safety Jalen Pitre, and have committed to Shapen as their starting quarterback.
The remaining Big 12 teams, in order, were Texas Tech, Kansas State, Iowa State, West Virginia, TCU and Kansas.
The College Football America 2022 Yearbook features Houston quarterback Clayton Tune on the cover. Houston, BYU, Cincinnati and UCF will join the Big 12 in 2023.
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