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2026 Week 3 Texas Tech Red Raiders Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
cvsprinter1	5
Hugefootballfan44	5	LW: 4
sgtshenanigans	5
spmartin1993	5
BUSean	6
Euphoric_Relative_13	6
budget_um	7	Oregon State isn't amazing (better than most teams' competition, though), and the Raiders let it stay a little close
frone	7
malowry0124	7
Pikachu1989	7
vanburen1845	8
BosskOnASegway	9	1815.3 -> 1748.9 [-66.4] (#7 -> #9)
Ch-i-ef	9
ChaseTheFalcon	9
djowen68	9
mthompson2320	9	LW: 8
Red261	9
romulusjsp	9
Shion314	9
TDenverFan	9
TheNSAAgent777	9
12panther	10
AJ_CC	10
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	10
BananaBouquet	10
dubscurry30	10	—
galacticdude7	10
jbowen1	10	2015.87
JustAManAndHisLaptop	10
JustinMSU21	10
owl_man	10
seaotter2	10
sroach91	10
VerySeriousBanana	10
Acm0028	11
Bereft13	11	Power: 11, SoR: 14; LW: 16
Blooblod	11
CommodoreN7	11
daredassdude	11
Drexlore	11
dschinghiskhan	11
EpicSchwinn	11
frumious88	11
hascogrande	11
Jakesnake42	11	Texas Tech hasn't shown themselves as the runaway B12 favorite so far. Last Week: #9
Jay_Dubbbs	11
jjjoebox	11
jmac_21	11
jthomas694	11
Mr_Brews	11
placid_salad	11	LW: #6
PSUMediaPA	11
SIMBONEGTP	11
Staind075	11
the_neverdoctor	11
WarEagle9	11
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx	11	(+2) Honestly been disappointed with them so far. ASU is 0-3 so far, and you should hope to be definitively better than OSU if you want to do something in the playoffs, let alone make them. Not panicking yet, but need improvement
Zloggt	11	USC probably isn't better than Texas Tech, and I am perhaps just overly relying on the "haha they struggled against Oregon State" angle to swap them around. But dang it - I don't care! Beavers are probably better than they look tbh, but still! It's a bit underwhelming! And I still got a bone to pick with Tech so yeah!
BearsAreGreat1	12
Charlemagne42	12	Needing a 4th quarter comeback against the Beavers is a bad sign for this season.
grey_pilgrim_	12
grjohnst	12
IAmAChemicalEngineer	12
IceColdDrPepper_Here	12
jonstark19	12
MemeofMemeJTG999999	12	(2-0) (up 1) W: 35-24 @ Oregon State (0-2) Next Week: vs #21 Houston (2-0) (JTGOTW) Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs Utah
monkeymatt1836	12
Pollaski	12
Pyromania1983	12	Texas Tech is looking great so far, though there is a little bit of a worry with the team's defense. They let up 10 against a very bad ACU team and 24 points against a bad Oregon State team. In fact, they were outgained by 120 yards. The team's defense will need to clean things up if they want to move up and be a playoff team.
RiffRamBahZoo	12
samspopguy	12
scronko	12
sickmemes48	12
tdeff19	12
Texasagsman	12
TheReformedBadger	12
TheUltimate721	12
w8w8	12
Aidanj927	13
brucewaynewins	13
CambodianDrywall	13
ch1l1_ch33s3	13
Chipsahoy523	13	-
CptCheese	13
dabul-master	13
DampFrijoles	13
DarkLegend64	13
DavoinShower-handle	13
diehardcubforever	13
elnino550	13	Have struggled but they still have a loaded roster and have started 2-0, and got to think there's plenty of room for improvement.
ewolfy13	13
GeauxTri	13
Hackasizlak	13
Jerrywelfare	13
joebob431	13
jrluhn	13
laprasrules	13
Lex_Ludorum	13
nemoran	13
one98d	13
PeteyNice	13
PlactusTX	13	LW: 14 | W Oregon State | Tier 2 | Wins: T5, I-AA
Player_1_has_Joined	13
Pure_Protein_Machine	13
RegionalBias	13
RollWarTideEagle	13
Sometimeswelose	13
SteemieRayVaughn	13
SwissArmyScythe	13	--
Techwid	13
texas2089	13
titansfan174	13
ya111101	13
bannista7	14
bwburke94	14
Cassiyus	14
Cecil_Hardboner	14
Conn3er	14	These guys are not the same team as last year. Sorsby drama may have rattled them a bit, one thing is for sure this team is no longer dominating all 4Qs
cornholesurfer	14
CRedds19	14
DarthYoda2594	14
Fmeson	14
HideNZeke	14
Luigiatl	14
penisthightrap_	14
plannedsickdays	14
RobertNeyland	14
roguebandit1	14
SufferingfOrLife	14	↓4 Result: (W) 35-24 Oregon State
TolkienFan71	14
ALStark69	15	-2; not exactly sure what's happening with them but they have found ways to win so far
BoukenGreen	15
Conglossian	15	+4
Corporal_Hicks	15
deadtofall12	15
eclectic_tastes	15
flyingcircusdog	15	Oregon St game a little close for comfort
halldaylong	15
JBonkies	15
noahthearc	15
OldCoaly	15
PattyKane16	15
shifty1032231	15
soonerfreak	15
Terminal_BAS	15
tomdawg0022	15
Versigot	15
Casaiir	16
dukemetoo	16	Projections put Oregon State very low in the new Pac-12. Because those projections weigh so heavily right now, I have to punish Texas Tech for almost losing the game. If Oregon State ends up being a contender, the loss will have less negative effect. Oregon State lost to two top 25 teams fairly close, so that may be possible.
MahjongDaily	16
nbingham196	16
Rakarei	16
SlaminSammons	16
TimeBroken	16
True_Ad5324	16
BallSoHerd	17
Bank_Gothic	17
Blazeth	17
lowes18	17	After a lackluster week one performance Texas Tech followed it up with a God-awful one in week two. They are 2-0 with enough talent to potentially still win the Big 12 if everything clicks suddenly but this team should have lost to Oregon State. Their vaunted pass rush and offensive lines got outperformed by a G5 team that just got out of near program annihilation. This team, quite frankly, is not very good even if it has all the tools to potentially be good.
MainPeanut25	17
T-nawtical	17
The-Gothic-Castle	17
Helifino	18
JeromesNiece	18
ManiacalBlazer	18
MrTheSpork	18
NyquillusDillwad20	18
StFuzzySlippers	18
thescottula	18
Bill3ffinMurray	19
bretticus733	19
chillmagic420	19
Doogitywoogity	19	That said, the red raiders have also been quite disappointing. This matchup is huge for both squads to prove themselves. And who knows, maybe Oregon State is better than I’m thinking and these were impressive wins. But for now I’ve been so unimpressed by the red raiders I’ve dropped them below UH.
Justanother_0	19	(!!!) The Oregon State game proved a hunch of mine right: Texas Tech had a generational defense in 2025 and it was foolish to believe that they were gonna just cleanly reload on that front. The offense barely got the job done here but I have serious concerns for the Red Raiders and their hopes at returning to the playoffs.
Roscoe_Filburn	19
SCsprinter13	19
TouchdownHeroes	19
Xy13	19
Dropbackandpunt	20
Klaassy23	20
mcdsmaster8824	20
sirvalkyerie	20
SpadeRyker	20
Striker743	20
TaylorLeprechaun	20	-2
_fastball	21
BlueSCar	21
jrich960608	21
KansasEF5Tornado	21
kflinderman	21
Muffinnnnnnn	21
owlalwaysloveyew	21
aggiebruin27	22
Ruhrgebietheld	22
Maladroit44	23
redwave2505	23
ToeInDigDeep	23	Oregon State is tricky good and Tech fought hard to come out of Corvallis with a win. Real test coming up this Friday night.
ColombianInIowa24	25	41.25. Not shown, but should be ranked imo #34 Georgia (46.11), #27 Ohio State (42.40), #42 Tennessee (46.11), #29 Mizzou (43.58) and #58 Houston (60.43), #41 BYU (43.75). Also notable #26 Tulsa (42.27). NDSU is being punished for not having any data from prior seasons, giving them an initial last ranking that they are pulling themselves out of.
Darth_Ra	25
fredmerc111	25
HelioOne	25
outthawazoo	25	Still not beating teams by as much as you'd like.
UNC_Samurai	25

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
rt13wx	3
ted1995	5
The_Good_General	7
bigred91224	8
FuzzyDunlop911	8
geordieColt88	8
Ethanol-Muffins	9
Impossible-Still-349	9	(-)
jibberishdhyukl	9
39_Ringo	10
hbh110	10
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor	10
mr_longfellow_deeds	10
myworld3	10
NebraskaPlainsman	10
Original_Profile8600	10
TomorrowFinal6642	10
DirectTop8624	11
DwayneBaconStan	11
Flaky_Bit6733	11
gonshpreds1	11
jackmc04	11	(+2)
JCNoles	11
jwrtf	11
KansasChaser2021	11
Kirkwood641	11
LightningDusty	11	↑2
ndbfsu22	11
RowDull8230	11
Underground_Bread	11
_THE__BOULDER_	12	A tight game until TTech scored two touchdowns in the 4th to take an 11 point lead over Oregon State. OSU has put up decent competition against both Houston and now TTech, so I don't think they're anything to be scoffed at, but now we'll get to see those two teams go head-to-head as TTech has Houston to play this upcoming weekend and I think that will be a fun match up to watch.
bolts_win_again	12
EL-YEO	12
FoodCourtDruid	12
HereComesNightTime	12
HHunko13	12
JJones927	12
loneSTAR_06	12
Milflover69cbb	12
MisguidedPassion	12
newSomberMan	12
Noahsince2002	12
PrideSax711	12
PsychologicalFox8660	12
S3G	12
Small_Company_5697	12
SpectralHydra	12
Tortillero96	12	+1 W (2-0) A +11 vs Oregon State (unranked) W (1-0) H +23 vs ACU (unranked)
TyRoland06	12
UnableToBelieveIt	12
WBLwiffleball	12
_Junk_Rat_	13
ab317	13
AoA_nB1	13	Another sluggish game, starting to worry about the Red Raiders
BeyondLiesTheWub	13	+1
bruhstevenson	13
buccaneerboy22	13
ChiTrojan2	13
Esb5415	13
GrimmacingGrinny	13
jis024	13	Houston next week will be key.
Kareem89086	13
kevinsdomain	13
Klightgrove	13	Major struggles 2 weeks in a row paint a vulnerable team that Houston is poised to exploit next week.
meristematic	13
Neither_Call2913	13	I have no love for Cody Campbell, but they also didn’t crush Oregon State by as much as a top 10 team should’ve, so they aren’t getting put there.
New_Prior2253	13	TTU is behind BYU for the reason stated above.
Ok_Boysenberry716	13
Piptit	13
requiemsux	13
Rishik01	13
samtaylor92	13
SportsCat4	13
Aggravating-Steak-69	14
Crelc3	14
dee3Poh	14	.460
hiiightide	14
josh55134	14
NA_Faker	14
Ok_Significance_3803	14
Sflabuckeye13	14
SignificanceFirm2398	14
SomerandomIDFBfan	14
spaceblev11	14
Star_Wars_Sith	14
thehornedlamb	14
70277027	15
ArlyntheAwesome	15	Only this high up cause of preseason expectations, looking way too mortal to be a CFP contender rn. Upcoming Houston game will truthfully tell if Oregon St is actually good or if their two opponents are just dookie
ceris13	15	Couple of uninspiring games to start the year
DesignerClub1887	15
FindGreatness23	15
FrontRunner51	15	(-2)
geauxsaints777	15
irishspring4521	15
Josh_historybuff	15	35-24 vs Oregon State
LeCowboySolitaire	15
logace444444444	15
LonghornInNebraska	15
ogsmurf826	15
Protoco2	15
RJTrey	15
tbraptors	15	Texas Tech has still yet to put in a great all around performance, but Oregon State's efforts against Houston and TTU means they might be better than initially thought
Tch267702	15
DillyDillySzn	16
JackWK_Gaming	16
Midnight-Mustang	16
Perryapsis	16
SaguaroCactus19	16
WRSpill	16	(16)
divey043	17
isrealball	17
jtchr33	17	Seems like the high everyone had for this team early is starting to wear off
MyAngelMiraidon	17	Texas Tech feels good still but mortal
Pure-Shirt-5831	17
quantum_jedi	17	(29.67) Is Texas Tech not as good as we thought or are the Beavs significantly better than last year? Regardless a good win on the road for the Red Raiders as many ex-Pac12 teams will tell how hard it is to win in Corvallis on a rainy night.
saquad69	17
the_lost_carrot	17
penix4heisman	18
Repulsive_Rub6443	18
beckett929	19
NoOutdoorSoup	19
S2OP	19	(NR)
Salmon-Dude	19
BoilerUp28	20
manbeqrpig	20
meta_irl	20
ValarMorghulis_17	20
Blazemaster77	21
Living_Human	21	68.51
Select-Edge-3262	21	-4
Spazzatack	21
fm22fnam	22
Nervous_Metal_9445	22
DownshiftGD	23
GenuineBoss	24
jtsmd2	24
MWiatrak2077	24
sportstrap	24
666PeaceKeepaGirl	25
MajikSix	25
Yelich04	25	-

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