AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Volleyball has been selected as the 2017 preseason favorite to win the league title, the Big 12 Conference announced on Thursday.

The Longhorns have been chosen as the preseason favorite for the last seven seasons and 10 times overall (1996, 2008, 2009, 2011-17).

The poll was selected by the league's head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own team. Texas received six votes, while Kansas received three. Baylor was picked to finish third, Iowa State fourth, Kansas State fifth, West Virginia claimed the sixth-place spot, and TCU, Oklahoma, and Texas Tech rounded out the top-9.

The Longhorns made their fifth-straight semifinal appearance in 2016 before falling in the national championship match.

Texas has won eight of the last 10 Big 12 titles, and nine overall.

Preseason Big 12 Awards