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2026 Preseason Texas Tech Red Raiders Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
CommodoreN7	4
sgtshenanigans	4
CRedds19	5
diehardcubforever	5
mthompson2320	5
owlalwaysloveyew	5
placid_salad	5
skuhlke	5	Big XII Champions (13-0)
ToeInDigDeep	5
BosskOnASegway	6	1879.7 [-39.6] (#3 -> #6) ↓
bwburke94	6	+16.06954827
ColombianInIowa24	6
Darth_Ra	6
galacticdude7	6
NotSoSuperNerd	6	73.80
Player_1_has_Joined	6
spmartin1993	6
BlueSCar	7
cvsprinter1	7
deadtofall12	7
donbagert	7
dubscurry30	7
GeauxTri	7
jalexjsmithj	7
kflinderman	7
Our-Gardian-Angel	7
PalmettoFace	7
AJ_CC	8
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	8
ALStark69	8	-1
Bank_Gothic	8
Blazeth	8
budget_um	8
dabul-master	8
DarkLegend64	8
douchebagjack	8
ewolfy13	8
Jakesnake42	8
Jay_Dubbbs	8
JBonkies	8
jbowen1	8
JustinMSU21	8
Laschoni	8
lowes18	8	Texas Tech is so far ahead of the Big 12 on the lines of scrimmage that I find it hard to believe they won't be in the playoffs in 2026. While the team did lose a lot coming off a great draft, I have enough faith in their coaching staff to reload.
Luigiatl	8
manbeardawg	8
mcdsmaster8824	8
Muffinnnnnnn	8
NyquillusDillwad20	8
outthawazoo	8
Rakarei	8
Red261	8
redrumsoxLoL	8	The Red Raiders last season were led by their elite defense which is strange for the history of this program. If their offense can match their defense they could make a strong run in the playoffs.
seaotter2	8
tdeff19	8
tdoger	8
thescottula	8
VerySeriousBanana	8
Xy13	8	Toughest Games - vs HOU, vs ASU, vs AZ, @ OSU. Avoid - BYU, Utah --- Gambling QB having parted ways, TTU returns with the most talent B12 roster, and most of their tough games at home. Favorites for the B12 champ.
12panther	9
BallSoHerd	9
bannista7	9
Buckeyes2010	9
BUSean	9
Corgi_Koala	9
Doogitywoogity	9	A very easy schedule for the Red Raiders if they didnt get too distracted by the Sorsby Saga. Houston, Arizona, and maybe TCU are their only challenges. That said, I have no idea who their qb will be, and after last season’s rash of injuries at the position I’d be worried about depth at QB for this squad.
dukemetoo	9
halldaylong	9
joebob431	9
KansasEF5Tornado	9	elo: 1991
Lex_Ludorum	9
malowry0124	9
ManiacalBlazer	9
penisthightrap_	9
plannedsickdays	9
Sometimeswelose	9
SufferingfOrLife	9	Reasons I like them: #12 in returning production, still one of the top rosters in the Big 12, running back group is great, brought in some talented defensive line talent. Reasons I dislike them: QB question marks; are they able to replace Bailey and Height's edge-rushing combo?
TolkienFan71	9
UNC_Samurai	9
BananaBouquet	10
Bereft13	10	Power: 11, SoR: 9; LW:
CFBHurts	10
Chipsahoy523	10
EpicSchwinn	10
grtgbln	10
JeromesNiece	10
jjjoebox	10
Klaassy23	10
Lefunnymaymays4lief	10	No Sorsby really fucking stings. They were as good as they were last year in spite of having to play Morton. Hammond has a 4 star pedigree but looked pedestrian when starting for the injured Morton against ASU last year. The softest schedule out of any top contender will give Hammond plenty of opportunity to gel with an otherwise stacked roster, particularly on defense with an absolutely insane front 7
PSUMediaPA	10
SCsprinter13	10
Staind075	10
TimeBroken	10
Acm0028	11
arbadak	11
Blooblod	11
brucewaynewins	11
Cars-and-Coffee	11
ChaseTheFalcon	11
Conn3er	11
daredassdude	11
elnino550	11	Even with no Sorsby, I think it's likely they've upgraded at QB. The real concern is how they defence has been completely obliterated by the NFL draft, but it's projecting to be nearly as strong.
Helifino	11
IceColdDrPepper_Here	11
jonstark19	11
noahthearc	11
PeteyNice	11
RiffRamBahZoo	11
SIMBONEGTP	11
SlaminSammons	11
texas2089	11
TheUltimate721	11	Here's the thing: Brendan Sorsby was not going to affect this team's W/L total whatsoever. He's simply not a needle moover in the way they were hoping he would be. They also lost *a ton* of talent on defense, but thankfully they have a lot of oil money to make up for it.
Tornadohunter24	11
True_Ad5324	11	Should still win big 12 easily
twitter_paulbd	11
WarEagle9	11
Zloggt	11	Who would've thought that getting pantsed by Oregon in the Orange Bowl ended up being the LESS embarrassing thing to happen to Red Raider football this year?
bakonydraco	12
bretticus733	12
CambodianDrywall	12
Ch-i-ef	12
chillmagic420	12
eclectic_tastes	12
Jerrywelfare	12
jthomas694	12
MahjongDaily	12
MemeofMemeJTG999999	12	End of Last Season: #7 (12-2) | Next Week: vs Abilene Christian | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Georgia
monkeymatt1836	12
Shion314	12
SwissArmyScythe	12
TaylorLeprechaun	12
the_neverdoctor	12
titansfan174	12
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx	12	Given the amount of money they pour into the team, they should be the #1 team from the B12, but with all the offseason drama, and the mysterious disappearance of their star QB transfer, cooling off on them for now
A_Rolling_Baneling	13
BendrickLamar19	13
COLU_BUS	13
CptCheese	13
djowen68	13
Drexlore	13
grey_pilgrim_	13
ikindalikelemons	13	They paid for a lot of skill and it's been proven to work for them last season. But they went after Sorsby for a reason, and nobody can be sure if Will Hammond is ready.
jrich960608	13
jrluhn	13
Justanother_0	13	The Red Raiders had an insane season last year. The defense was generational, and in my opinion was the best in the nation, providing their slightly above average offense the ability to put up excellent scores thanks to advantageous field position. After the whole mess of an offseason that saw the Red Raiders go from the underdog Cinderella to the villain of the Big XII, the offense looks to have improved in all positions except QB on paper, and the defense seems to have reloaded on paper. I have Tech as my #2 Big XII team for two reasons: Will Hammond flips a coin before every game he plays in to determine if he is either going to win or lose Tech the game. Against Utah, he subbed in for an injured Morton and turned a neck and neck game in the fourth quarter into a runaway multi-score road win for the Red Raiders. Against Arizona State, he couldn't do much against one of the statistically worst secondaries in the entire Big XII. Aside from QB, I just find it hard to believe that Tech will be able field a comparable defense this year to last after having to send off as much of the defense as they had.
Longvols	13
MainPeanut25	13	If they just let Will Hammond have the starting job from the beginning then none of this would’ve happened
PlactusTX	13
Pure_Protein_Machine	13
SteemieRayVaughn	13
T-Thugs	13
vanburen1845	13
Versigot	13	No Sorsby, no party
Zef_Apollo	13
aggiebruin27	14
Charlemagne42	14	Loses two games, which is collusion. You can't do that. So have fun with that. Misses the CCG on tiebreakers, and finishes with just two ranked wins against two unranked losses late in the season.
colton_97	14
HelioOne	14
JustAManAndHisLaptop	14
Roscoe_Filburn	14
_fastball	15
Dropbackandpunt	15
HideNZeke	15
one98d	15
retnuh101	15
ch1l1_ch33s3	16
PattyKane16	16
Pyromania1983	16
ThaCarter	16
udderlymoovelous	16
Corporal_Hicks	17
OldCoaly	17
SpadeRyker	17
shifty1032231	19
laprasrules	20
redwave2505	20
dschinghiskhan	22
roguebandit1	23

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
grahamca	2
rt13wx	2
LegionMammal978	3	[T1.] Group Score .500, Team Score 0.
Perryapsis	3	Defending Big 12 champion
Ok_Significance_3803	5
BlueRFR3100	6
ElyxUW	6
KansasChaser2021	6
kevinsdomain	6
meristematic	6
quantum_jedi	6
SomerandomIDFBfan	6
ted1995	6
FrontRunner51	7
geordieColt88	7
thehornedlamb	7
throwaway_6786	7
666haha	8
AllEliteSchmuck	8
DarthGlazer	8
DesignerClub1887	8
EL-YEO	8
Esb5415	8
Ethanol-Muffins	8	Team looks great this year and will likely win the big 12, though they certainly wont win any PR contests
Impossible-Still-349	8
mr_longfellow_deeds	8
myworld3	8
NebraskaPlainsman	8
Real-Plant-5722	8
Rhizical	8
Rishik01	8
TheBeekman8	8
ArlyntheAwesome	9
beckett929	9
bigred91224	9
ceris13	9	I fear that Tech is my top 10 team that has the highest likelihood to tumble. Offseason drama and a bit of a question mark at QB may leave Tech on the outside of the playoff at the end of the year.
Crelc3	9
fm22fnam	9
Kareem89086	9
laxintx	9
manbeqrpig	9
Midnight-Mustang	9
MyAngelMiraidon	9	list
National-Sundae9427	9
Sflabuckeye13	9
SportsCat4	9
Star_Wars_Sith	9
bigheadsoftbody	10
BoilerUp28	10
bruhstevenson	10
buccaneerboy22	10
dannykandy	10
dee3Poh	10
isrealball	10
JackWK_Gaming	10
JJones927	10
MWiatrak2077	10
PM_ME_YOUROUY_EM_MP	10
PrideSax711	10
Protoco2	10
RJTrey	10
SignificanceFirm2398	10
WBLwiffleball	10
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY	11	0.816
ChiTrojan2	11
DwayneBaconStan	11
Elegant_Tiger6870	11
epyoch	11
Flaky_Bit6733	11
ianmcmoney	11
journey1986	11
Klightgrove	11
LightningDusty	11
TyRoland06	11
Yamiosum	11
baileyx96	12
bolts_win_again	12
d1sportsball	12	Should have a better O and worse D, QB cant get much worse
gonshpreds1	12
logace444444444	12
MisguidedPassion	12
NoOutdoorSoup	12
OG_Felwinter	12
Rare_Bit5844	12
Repulsive_Rub6443	12
alttabbins	13
hiiightide	13
jtchr33	13	Talent is there, everything else is not. I have a feeling they are going to be the first team in the top 15 to drop out of the rankings this year due to loosing to one of their easy non conference games.
jtsmd2	13
Living_Human	13	19.67
loneSTAR_06	13
msonar623	13
noah_divine	13	all comes down to how good Will Hammond is, and if Micah Hudson can get out of the doghouse. i still hate you all though
PsychologicalFox8660	13
SaguaroCactus19	13
Yechibaby09	13
538allspelledout	14
70277027	14
AoA_nB1	14	No Sorsby no problem? Will Hammond was slated to take over the starting job in 2026, but that was before he tore his ACL against Arizona State. Hammond is tracking to be ready for week 1, but TTU is poised to take a step back this year.
Billiam501	14
Different-Salary2899	14
DownshiftGD	14
iron_horseshoe88	14
josh55134	14
Pure-Shirt-5831	14
Resolve-Opening	14
ValarMorghulis_17	14
Front-Broccoli5957	15
Kirkwood641	15
NA_Faker	15
samtaylor92	15
Yelich04	15	End of my second tier
GenuineBoss	16
saquad69	16
CallMeTheKing	17
MajikSix	17
ndbfsu22	17
civfan5843	18
Dan20698	20
Hetoxy	22

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Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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