November 03, 2026 | Football
LUBBOCK, Texasย โ Texas Tech (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) was revealed as the No. 15 team in the first College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings released live on ESPN Tuesday evening. The CFP selection committee will release its rankings each Tuesday through Dec. 1, culminating with the final rankings and the 12-team playoff bracket on Sunday, Dec. 6, following conference championship weekend.
The Red Raiders are one of five Big 12 teams ranked in Tuesday's CFP Top 25. Utah debuted at No. 3, BYU at No. 9, Houston at No. 17 and Arizona at No. 22. Texas Tech enters the final month of the regular season with résumé wins over Houston, 28-26, on Sept. 18 and Arizona, 34-26, on Oct. 31. Texas Tech has four games remaining, beginning with West Virginia on Saturday, followed by back-to-back road games at Oklahoma State (Nov. 14) and Baylor (Nov. 21). The Red Raiders will close theย regular season at home on Thanksgiving versus TCU.
Tuesday's announcement marks the second consecutive season the Red Raiders have appeared in the initial CFP Top 25. Last year marked their first appearance in the CFP Top 25 in program history, coming during the 12th season of the College Football Playoff era. Texas Tech was ranked No. 8 in the initial rankings of the 2025 CFP before finishing No. 4 in the final rankings, earning a spot in the Capital One Orange Bowl for the quarterfinal round and receiving a first-round bye.
Texas Tech has been ranked in the Top 25 of both the Associated Press and AFCA Coaches polls in all 10 weeks of the 2026 season. The Red Raiders were ranked No. 12 in the preseason and climbed as high as No. 5 in the Coaches Poll and No. 8 in the AP poll in the Week 8 rankings. Texas Tech currently sits at No. 13 in both polls following their release Sunday for Week 10 of the season. The AP ranking extended Texas Tech's streak to 27 consecutive weeks in the poll.
Texas Tech continues its two-game homestand Saturday against West Virginia and will look to earn its eighth win of the season while extending its home winning streak to a program-record 14 consecutive games. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. CT at Galaxy Stadium.
The CFP selection committee meets in person each Monday and Tuesday before revealing its rankings live on ESPN. The next CFP rankings will be released Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. CT.
The Red Raiders are one of five Big 12 teams ranked in Tuesday's CFP Top 25. Utah debuted at No. 3, BYU at No. 9, Houston at No. 17 and Arizona at No. 22. Texas Tech enters the final month of the regular season with résumé wins over Houston, 28-26, on Sept. 18 and Arizona, 34-26, on Oct. 31. Texas Tech has four games remaining, beginning with West Virginia on Saturday, followed by back-to-back road games at Oklahoma State (Nov. 14) and Baylor (Nov. 21). The Red Raiders will close theย regular season at home on Thanksgiving versus TCU.
Tuesday's announcement marks the second consecutive season the Red Raiders have appeared in the initial CFP Top 25. Last year marked their first appearance in the CFP Top 25 in program history, coming during the 12th season of the College Football Playoff era. Texas Tech was ranked No. 8 in the initial rankings of the 2025 CFP before finishing No. 4 in the final rankings, earning a spot in the Capital One Orange Bowl for the quarterfinal round and receiving a first-round bye.
Texas Tech has been ranked in the Top 25 of both the Associated Press and AFCA Coaches polls in all 10 weeks of the 2026 season. The Red Raiders were ranked No. 12 in the preseason and climbed as high as No. 5 in the Coaches Poll and No. 8 in the AP poll in the Week 8 rankings. Texas Tech currently sits at No. 13 in both polls following their release Sunday for Week 10 of the season. The AP ranking extended Texas Tech's streak to 27 consecutive weeks in the poll.
Texas Tech continues its two-game homestand Saturday against West Virginia and will look to earn its eighth win of the season while extending its home winning streak to a program-record 14 consecutive games. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. CT at Galaxy Stadium.
The CFP selection committee meets in person each Monday and Tuesday before revealing its rankings live on ESPN. The next CFP rankings will be released Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. CT.
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