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Lady Raiders ranked No. 20 in latest AP Poll
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Lady Raiders ranked No. 20 in latest AP Poll

  • February 17, 2026

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Two days after their 75-65 loss to Oklahoma State, the Texas Tech Lady Raiders (23-4, 10-4 Big 12) are now ranked No. 20, four spots down from last week, in the latest Associated Press poll released Monday morning.

Other Big 12 schools include:

12. TCU (23-4, 11-3), 15. Baylor (22-5, 11-3), and No. 19 West Virginia (21-6, 11-4). It’s worth noting that all the Lady Raiders have beaten all three schools at different points this year.

Iowa State (20-6, 8-6) is receiving votes.

The top five:

UConn (27-0), 2. UCLA (25-1), 3. South Carolina (25-2), 4. Texas (24-3), and 5. Vanderbilt (24-3).

Texas Tech returns to the USA 6 p.m. Wednesday, where they will host the Baylor Bears.

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