The Big 12 has belonged to the Oklahoma Sooners, who have rattled off five straight conference championships.
The Sooners begin the season at No. 5 in the initial AP poll, which still features teams from the conferences that have postponed their 2020 fall sports.
Joining them in the Top 25 are fellow Big 12 teams Texas (No. 14), Oklahoma State (No. 15) and Iowa State (No. 24), while Baylor (No. 36) and TCU (No. 38) received votes.
With so many viable contenders on Oklahoma's heels, there's no telling how the Big 12 standings will shake out, and individual breakout performances could have a significant impact on the conference landscape.