Iowa State’s softball team was selected to finish seventh in the Big 12 Coaches’ Poll, while Jessie Clemons earned an All-Big 12 preseason selection, the conference announced Wednesday. The 2025 Big 12 regular-season champions, Texas Tech, were picked to finish first with 100 points and 10 first-place votes. Oklahoma State followed in second with 87 points and one first-place vote, while Arizona and Arizona State placed third with 77 points. Bettendorf native Jessie Clemons was the Cyclones’ lone selection to the preseason team after a decorated freshman campaign. Clemons is the third Cyclone in consecutive seasons to be named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team, joining Milaysia Ochoa (2024) and Angelina Allen (2025).