Big 12 Baseball Power Rankings: Final Standings

Disclaimer: The rankings below are for the games played through Saturday, May 21, and do not include Big 12 Tournament games.

For the last few weeks, it looked like West Virginia would coast to the Big 12 regular season title and hold the top spot in our final Power Rankings. Last weekend, all they had to do for the championship was win one of three in Austin. They failed to do that, so three teams – West Virginia, Texas, and Oklahoma State – all share a portion of the regular-season title.

The regular season is behind us, and the Big 12 Tournament begins Wednesday. We know the seedings based on the regular-season performance, but do those seedings match what our panel of voters thinks?

We have brought together a group from across the league to vote each week during the season on the Big 12 Power Rankings. There are 21 participants in this group, which consists of the KillerFrogs editorial staff plus one or two fans from each of the other schools in the league.

Each week, each participant provides their rankings 1-9. Those rankings are compiled, and the average rank is then listed below. (For those of you counting, Iowa State does not play baseball).

For these final Power Rankings of the season, we thought we’d recap each team’s journey – where they started, where they finished, and where they went in between.

National rankings listed are based on current rankings by D1Baseball. Team records are through May 20 and do not include any tournament games.

Big 12 Baseball Power Rankings

9. Baylor (20-35, 6-18)

Last week #9

Preseason projection - 9th
Initial Power Ranking (March 28) – 8th
Highest rank – 8th
Lowest rank – 9th
Average rank – 8.89 (9th)

8. Kansas (24-30, 8-16)

Last week #8

Preseason projection – 8th
Initial Power Ranking (March 28) – 9th
Highest rank – 6th
Lowest rank – 9thAverage rank – 7.78 (8th)

7. Oklahoma (30-24, 11-13)

Last week #7

Preseason projection – 5th
Initial Power Ranking (March 28) – 7th
Highest rank – 6th
Lowest rank – 8th
Average rank – 7.11 (7th)

6. Texas Tech (37-19, 12-12)

Last week #6

Preseason projection – 3rd
Initial Power Ranking (March 28) – 4th
Highest rank – 3rd
Lowest rank – 6th
Average rank – 4.67 (tied for 4th)

5. Kansas State (33-22, 13-11)

Last week #5

Preseason projection – 7th
Initial Power Ranking (March 28) – 5th
Highest rank – 2nd
Lowest rank – 7th
Average rank – 4,67 (tied for 4th)

4. TCU (33-22, 13-11)

Last week #5

Preseason projection – 1st
Initial Power Ranking (March 28) – 3rd
Highest rank – 2nd
Lowest rank – 7th
Average rank – 4.67 (tied for 4th)

3. #21 West Virginia (39-16, 15-9)

Last week #1

Preseason projection – 6th
Initial Power Ranking (March 28) – 6th
Highest rank – 1st
Lowest rank – 6th
Average rank – 2.67 (tied for 2nd)

2. #18 Oklahoma State (37-17, 15-9)

Last week #2

Preseason projection – 2nd
Initial Power Ranking (March 28) – 2nd
Highest rank – 1st
Lowest rank – 6th
Average rank – 2.67 (tied for 2nd)

1. #20 Texas (38-18, 15-9)

Last week #3

Preseason projection – 4th
Initial Power Ranking (March 28) – 1st
Highest rank – 1st
Lowest rank – 3rd
Average rank – 1.89 (1st)

Note: Power Rankings are determined by a group of fans representing most schools currently in the Big 12 Conference.

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