If you haven't warmed up to the feeling of West Virginia being picked to finish dead last in the Big 12 Conference this football season, you might want to start

A year after media members who cover the Big 12 badly missed the mark with their preseason predictions by picking Utah (5-7, 2-7 Big 12) to win the conference and Arizona State (11-3, 7-2 Big 12) to finish last, it seemed like everyone was lining up to dunk on the merits of July rankings.

During his annual address at Big 12 media days, commissioner Brett Yormark said he expects multiple teams from the conference in the College Football Playoff.

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark went all in on the “5+11” proposed model for the College Football Playoff on the first day of media days in Texas.

Yormark said he expects ACC commissioner Jim Phillips to emphasize the same pro-5+11 stance when his conference starts its media days later this month. He also said to ESPN he is "relatively confident" the playoff will expand to 16 teams when its new media rights contract begins in the 2026 season.

The Big 12 commissioner has seen plenty of growth by the league, which he believes should boost its profile in the College Football Playoff.

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FRISCO — Throughout the offseason, Brett Yormark has emphasized the Big 12’s preference for a 5+11 format for the College Football Playoff. He doubled down to open Big 12 Media Days on Tuesday.

Brett Yormark only furthered his reputation as the most outspoken commissioner in the country during the open of the Big 12 Media Days event. Pulling no punches, Yormark declared the Big 12 the deepest conference in the country.