The TCU baseball team might win the Big 12 and the Pac-12 this season.

Coaches voted the Horned Frogs the preseason favorite in the Big 12, and then TCU finished up Sunday having won eight games in 10 days against the teams from out west: three over UCLA, one each against Washington State, Arizona and Arizona State and two over Southern California. (They're all still in the Pac-12 this spring, right?)

There's been no stopping the Horned Frogs so far, their 12-0 start is the best in the program's history.

Big 12 play opens this weekend, and while No. 4 TCU goes to Kansas trying to see how far it can take this perfect start, the eyes of the conference shift to Lubbock, where No. 17 Texas Tech hosts No. 22 Texas. The Longhorns were picked second in the Big 12 preseason poll, the Red Raiders fourth and Rip Griffin Park will be rockin'.

On to this week's power rankings. Records and rankings are as of Monday.

1. TCU (12-0)

Last week: 1

What to know: Lanky lefty Braeden Sloan moved to 3-0, striking out 13 in a 6-1 win over Arizona. The Horned Frogs could use a little more consistency from the staff, though, considering they beat Washington State 8-7, USC 9-8 and Arizona State 11-9.

2. Texas Tech (9-2)

Last week: 3

What to know: Sophomore left fielder Damian Bravo leads the Big 12 in average (.568), hits (25), doubles (10), on-base percentage (.611), runs (20) and runs batted in (22). The Red Raiders need Bravo to keep bashing, because 3-hole hitter Kevin Bazzell is expected to miss the Texas series because of an illness.

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3. Texas (7-4)

Last week: 2

What to know: One week, Texas sweeps Cal Poly with three shutouts. The next week, pitching's a culprit in losses to No. 2 LSU, Texas State and No. 10 Vanderbilt. Texas State beat UT 11-10 with a two-run homer in the ninth, and Vandy won 14-11 after trailing 11-3.

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4. Oklahoma State (7-4)

Last week: 4

What to know: Returning third-team all-America outfielder Nolan Schubart is batting .208 and missed last weekend's series against Central Michigan with an apparent injury. No hurry, the Cowboys being the only team that doesn't open Big 12 play this weekend.

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5. Kansas State (7-3)

Last week: 6

What to know: All-America closer Tyson Neighbors has been sidelined by a strained oblique, according to ESPN baseball reporter Kiley McDaniel. Wildcats didn't need him last weekend to sweep UMass-Lowell and might get away with not having him this weekend against Cincinnati.

6. West Virginia (7-6)

Last week: 7

What to know: Still no sighting of all-American J.J. Wetherholt, sidelined by a hamstring injury. Maybe the Mountaineers can buy time, opening Big 12 play against Brigham Young and playing Ohio State in a non-conference series the following weekend.

7. Central Florida (8-1)

Last week: 8

What to know: UCF has the fewest home runs in the conference, but the Knights have won five games while giving up three runs or fewer. The latest was a 1-0 shutout of rival South Florida in which Dom Stagliano, Kyle Kramer and Chase Centala (four saves) combined on a two-hitter.

8. Oklahoma (5-5)

Last week: 5

What to know: Wright State, Pitt and Ohio State put OU on a three-game losing streak, the first two being ugly losses, the other by one run. OU started the week next to last in the Big 12 in team ERA and fielding percentage.

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9. Houston (6-4)

Last week: 9

What to know: The Cougars might have proven themselves more during a four-game losing streak than during a 6-0 start. No reason to punish them for an 8-7 loss to Texas State and a 3-1 loss to No. 10 Vanderbilt.

10. Kansas (6-4)

Last week: 10

What to know: Yes, it came against Texas Southern, but Kansas won 11-2, 9-1, 10-3 and 11-1. Starting pitchers Reese Dutton, Dominic Voegele and Patrick Steitz lowered their ERAs to 2.40, 1.80 and 0.61.

More: Here are 3 reasons Kansas baseball can enjoy success in year 2 with coach Dan Fitzgerald

11. Baylor (4-7)

Last week: 11

What to know: Bears found their footing with a three-game sweep of Oral Roberts. They got six hits and five RBI apiece from Hunter Teplanszky and Will Pendergrass and strong relief from Patrick Hail and Ethan Calder.

12. Cincinnati (7-5)

Last week: 12

What to know: Bearcats enter Big 12 play having won four of five. First baseman Tommy O'Conner is batting .419 with four homers and a 27-game on-base streak.

13. Brigham Young (5-5)

Last week: 13

What to know: Mason Olson is one of those rare bats right/throws left guys — and man, is he throwing it. In five relief appearances covering 12 innings, the 5-foot-10 senior has allowed one unearned run on six hits while striking out 13.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Big 12 baseball power rankings: UT, Texas Tech ready to tangle