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No. 15 Texas Tech surges past Utah 88-74
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Texas Tech men climb to No. 12 in new AP Poll

  • January 19, 2026

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – After a statement week that included two wins at home- 88-74 over Utah, and 84-71 win over then- No. 11 BYU, the Texas Tech Red Raiders (14-4, 4-1) are now ranked No. 12 in the new Associated Press ranking released Monday, three spots higher than from the previous week.

Other Big 12 schools include:

Arizona (18-0, 5-0), 6. Houston (17-1, 5-0), 9. Iowa State (16-2, 4-1) 13. BYU (16-2, 4-1), and 19. Kansas (13-5, 3-2).

UCF (14-3, 3-2) is also receiving votes.

The Red Raiders will seek out their fourth-straight win Tuesday night in Waco, where they will take on the Baylor Bears (11-6, 1-4). Tip-off slated for 8 p.m. at Foster Pavilion.

From there, they return to Lubbock for a rematch with the Houston Cougars. A win would avenge their one loss in conference play. ESPN’s College GameDay will be in town for the matchup.

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