The K-State Wildcats Baseball team has has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the  the Big 12 title. The vote is taken by the league’s head coaches, and the Wildcats received five first-place votes. Previously the Wildcats have never been picked higher than fifth in the Coaches’ Poll.

According to Big12sports.com, only six points separated the first through fourth place teams. For the first time in league history four different teams received first-place votes.

K-State was followed in the poll by Oklahoma State with two votes, with TCU and Texas following with one vote each.