{"id":139384,"date":"2026-01-27T03:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T03:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/139384\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T03:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T03:48:16","slug":"red-raiders-move-up-to-no-11-in-ap-top-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/139384\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Raiders move up to No. 11 in AP Top 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{e582fe21-a6c5-4526-a879-16a291c94ce3}{194}\" paraid=\"1784764374\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">LUBBOCK \u2013 Texas Tech moved up one spot to No. 11 in the Associated Press Men&#8217;s Basketball Top 25 after earning a road win at Baylor and then knocking off then-No. 6 Houston on Saturday at home.\u00a0The Red Raiders (16-4, 6-1 Big 12)\u00a0are currently on a five-game winning streak and have\u00a0extended\u00a0their program record to 21 straight appearances in the AP Top 25.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{b433071a-993d-4cc7-a41e-49c0f59e7555}{17}\" paraid=\"1470443802\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Along with the AP Top 25, Texas Tech comes in at No. 11 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and are now at No. 18 in the NCAA NET. The Red Raiders earned a 90-86 win over Houston at United Supermarkets Arena to secure\u00a0their second win over a top 10 opponent this season and are currently 3-4 against ranked opponents this season.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{a3df7a3a-63fa-4878-b846-f17a8dab99aa}{186}\" paraid=\"1107672715\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Arizona (20-0)\u00a0remains\u00a0the top-ranked team in the nation and is followed by UConn (19-1), Michigan (18-1), Duke (18-1)\u00a0and Nebraska (20-0) in the top 5. The Big 12 is also represented by No. 8 Iowa State (18-2), No. 10 Houston (17-2)\u00a0and No. 14 Kansas (15-5).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{fc3d64b5-c6fc-4808-af43-adedc688ba3c}{131}\" paraid=\"1613635664\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The Red Raiders return to action this weekend with a road game against UCF at 11 a.m. (CST) on Saturday in Orlando, Florida.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{2eb34a90-0a56-4788-b00b-1501b754aeff}{59}\" paraid=\"1032636493\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">RED RAIDER RANKING STREAK\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{2eb34a90-0a56-4788-b00b-1501b754aeff}{66}\" paraid=\"236525345\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Texas Tech was unranked for the majority of the 2024-25 season but would rise to No. 8 in the final rankings after advancing to the Elite Eight. This year&#8217;s team was ranked No. 10 in the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll for its highest preseason ranking in program history. The program is now on its longest streak with 21\u00a0straight appearances in the AP Top 25.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{2eb34a90-0a56-4788-b00b-1501b754aeff}{73}\" paraid=\"1913768444\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Unranked &#8211; Jan. 20, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 22 \u2013 Jan. 27, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 13 \u2013 Feb. 3, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 12 \u2013 Feb. 10, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 9 \u2013 Feb. 17, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 10 \u2013 Feb. 24, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 9 \u2013 March 3, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 9 \u2013 March 10, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 9 \u2013 March 17, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 8 \u2013 April 8, 2025 (FINAL)\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 10 \u2013 Oct. 13, 2025 (PRESEASON)\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 11 &#8211; Nov. 11, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 15 &#8211; Nov. 17, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 20 \u2013 Nov. 24, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 19 &#8211; Dec. 1, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 16 &#8211; Dec. 8, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 19 &#8211; Dec. 15, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 15 \u2013 Dec. 22, 2025\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 14 \u2013 Jan. 5, 2026\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 15 \u2013 Jan. 12, 2026\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 12 \u2013 Jan. 19, 2026\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 11 \u2013 Jan. 26, 2026\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{a443795a-0e65-4320-a8bc-8c95982a8a66}{225}\" paraid=\"287249731\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">VIDEO\u00a0RESOURCES:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hHZv4efF_Go\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Define Yourself<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ufkGIzIbO60\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TTW EP1<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2N1z9FLtTcs\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TTW EP2<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RSrG65sju-w\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TTW EP3<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=II7EKFKdOs4\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TTW EP4<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7tfZUF5w7K0&amp;t=9s\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">CBS Home Court<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{a443795a-0e65-4320-a8bc-8c95982a8a66}{232}\" paraid=\"1819047390\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Follow the Red Raiders:\u00a0Keep up with Texas Tech men&#8217;s basketball news at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/texastechuniversity-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/wes_bloomquist_ttu_edu\/Documents\/texastech.com\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TexasTech.com<\/a>\u00a0and at the team&#8217;s social media on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/texastechuniversity-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/wes_bloomquist_ttu_edu\/Documents\/instagram.com\/texastechmbb\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/texastechuniversity-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/wes_bloomquist_ttu_edu\/Documents\/twitter.com\/texastechmbb\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.texastech.com%2Findex.aspx%3Fpath%3Dmbball%26fbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1aQXIqWE4VWsWxQr0qzzP6UfLhahb-pFG5HwUt0mxckUFQd7VPltRWEG0_aem_H-POYF1QpYJKzAwyjU_W7A&amp;h=AT1jn6UGPitRWo5Hxk9Om-gquFbtVqx5Jw1tn9ZIl4vLHT8R0WXfzKrWcunqesJQHxCi3Gj4FH5ahqko60Zwpy3F2S5gL2NsjbNFpkW1GX7_Y1XJj8LoMA-TbNJqtFTvtPg3kA\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LUBBOCK \u2013 Texas Tech moved up one spot to No. 11 in the Associated Press Men&#8217;s Basketball Top&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-139384","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lubbock","8":"tag-lubbock","9":"tag-lubbock-headlines","10":"tag-lubbock-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}