TCU or Baylor? That’s the big question at the top of the Big 12 in 2015. The Bears and Horned Frogs shared the conference crown last season, with Baylor claiming the head-to-head victory in a 61-58 shootout in early October.

The debate between Baylor and TCU continued this offseason, and the Big 12 player rankings reflect the balance of power in the conference. In Athlon’s expert poll, the Bears and Horned Frogs claimed four of the top six spots.

With the season right around the corner, Athlon Sports sought to answer this question: Who are the best 15 players in the Big 12 for 2015?

In order to rank the top 15 players in the Big 12 for 2015, Athlon Sports sought the insight of several experts from the conference. The voting process was simple. Using criteria such as career performance so far, 2015 potential/projection, pro outlook, recruiting ranking, value to team or overall talent, each voter was asked to rank their top 15 players for 2015.

A point system was assigned, giving 15 points for a player with a No. 1 vote, 14 points for a No. 2 vote, 13 points for a No. 3 vote and so on.

The Voters

David Ubben, (@DavidUbben), Fox Sports Southwest

Tony Caridi, (@TonyCaridi), MetroNews Sportsline

Chris Level, (@ChrisLevel), RedRaiderSports.com

John Helsley, (@jjhelsley), The Oklahoman

Chris Anderson, (@CMAnderson247), Eersports.com

Allen Kenney, (@BlatantHomerism), BlatantHomerism.com

Jason Kersey, (@JasonKersey), The Oklahoman

Shehan Jeyarajah, (@ShehanJeyarajah), Dallas Morning News

Garrett Cullen, (@GarrettCullen), MetroNews Sportsline

Steven Lassan, (@AthlonSteven), AthlonSports.com

Aaron Dickens, (@AaronDickens), RedRaiderSports.com

Kevin Flaherty, (@KFlaherty247), TheShiver.com

Jeremy Clark, (@JClarkHFB), HornedFrogBlitz.com

Mitch Light, (@AthlonMitch), AthlonSports.com

Craig Meyer, (@CraigMeyerPG), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

J.P. Scott, (@TheJPScott), Athlon Contributor Network

David Fox, (@DavidFox615), AthlonSports.com

Ryan Gerbosi, (@RyanGerbosi), Dallas Morning News

Jamie Plunkett, (@TheDSportsRant), FrogsOWar.com

Brian Ethridge, (@truthorbear247), BearsTruth.com

Matt Kirchner, (@SmokingMusket), SmokingMusket.com

Mark Ross, (@AthlonMarkR), AthlonSports.com

Ranking the Big 12's Best Players for 2015 (Experts Poll)

Rank Player Team Total Points 1 Trevone Boykin, QB, TCU (18 first-place votes) 326 2 Shawn Oakman, DE, Baylor (1 first-place vote) 267 3 Samaje Perine, RB, Oklahoma (1 first-place vote) 248 4 Spencer Drango, OT, Baylor (1 first-place vote) 238 5 Emmanuel Ogbah, DE, Oklahoma State 231 6 Andrew Billings, DT, Baylor (1 first-place vote) 225 7 Eric Striker, LB, Oklahoma 158 8 Karl Joseph, S, West Virginia 149 9 Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor 126 10 Le'Raven Clark, OT, Texas Tech 120 11 Sterling Shepard, WR, Oklahoma 92 12 Josh Doctson, WR, TCU 84 13 Pete Robertson, DE, Texas Tech 50 14 Shock Linwood, RB, Baylor 45 15 Zack Sanchez, CB, Oklahoma 44 16 Kevin Peterson, CB, Oklahoma State 39 17 Dante Barnett, S, Kansas State 33 18 Nick Kwiatkoski, LB, West Virginia 20 19T KD Cannon, WR, Baylor 19 19T Cody Whitehair, OT, Kansas State 19 21 Davion Pierson, DT, TCU 18 22 Joey Hunt, C, TCU 17 23 Mason Rudolph, QB, Oklahoma State 16 24 Daryl Worley, CB, West Virginia 14 25 Seth Russell, QB, Baylor 13 26 Aaron Green, RB, TCU 9 27 Tyler Orlosky, C, West Virginia 6 28 Danzel McDaniel, CB, Kansas State 5 29T Wendell Smallwood, RB, West Virginia 4 29T Ryan Simmons, LB, Oklahoma State 4 31T Derrick Kindred, S, TCU 1 31T DeAndre Washington, RB, Texas Tech 1 31T Sam Richardson, QB, Iowa State 1