A look at how the coaches from the Big 12 Conference voted in preseason balloting:
Preseason player of the year: Angie Welle, C, 6-4, Jr., Iowa State
Preseason newcomer of the year: Sheila Lambert, G, 5-7, Jr., Baylor
Preseason freshman of the year: Laurie Koehn, G, 5-8, Fr., Kansas State
PRESEASON POLL
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Team (1st-place votes)
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Points
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Last year
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1. Iowa State (5)
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113
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27-6
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2. Oklahoma (3)
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109
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25-8
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3. Texas Tech (4)
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104
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28-5
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4. Texas
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85
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21-13
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5. Kansas
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74
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20-10
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6. Colorado
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69
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10-19
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7. Nebraska
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61
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18-13
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8. Missouri
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52
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18-12
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9. Kansas State
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47
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13-17
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10. Baylor
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39
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7-20
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11. Oklahoma State
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27
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14-16
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12. Texas A&M
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12
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11-16
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PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
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Player
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Vitals
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School
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Angie Welle
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C, 6-4, Jr.
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Iowa State
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Stacey Dales
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G, 6-0, Jr.
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Oklahoma
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Plenette Pierson
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F-C, 6-2, So.
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Texas Tech
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Megan Taylor
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G, 5-10, Sr.
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Iowa State
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Amanda Lassiter
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F, 6-1, Sr.
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Missouri
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