Kansas women tapped eighth in Big 12 poll

Kansas University’s women’s basketball team was picked to finish eighth in the Big 12 in a poll of league coaches released Wednesday.

The Big 12 coaches picked Texas to edge Baylor for the top spot.

UT earned five first-place votes and 73 points in the poll, while Baylor had two first-place votes and 71 points. West Virginia (2 first-place votes) had 66 points. Oklahoma State received the last first-place vote and had 63 points.

Oklahoma (46 points), Iowa State (42), TCU (33), Kansas (28), Kansas State (16) and Texas Tech (12) rounded out the poll.

KU will open Nov. 2 at home in an exhibition against Fort Hays State