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Texas Tech

Red Raiders · Big 12

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#21

Among 138 teams · ▼13 since Week 7

Record

6-1

5-1 vs. FBS

Power rating

+14.73

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+4.94

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Texas Tech is 6-1 and ranks No. 21 of 138 FBS teams, down 13 spots from Week 7. Its +14.7 power rating is 7.6 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 57th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 4.8 wins against it; Texas Tech is 1.2 ahead, 14th in résumé rank.

Best win: 28–26 over Houston. Worst loss: 24–37 to Cincinnati as a 76% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 8, after Week 7.

Next: at home against Arizona on Sat, Oct 31. Texas Tech is a 0.8-point favorite with a 52% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Arizona
Home

Texas Tech by 0.8

Texas Tech 52% · Arizona 48%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 69 after Week 1 to No. 21 after Week 8.120406080Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#21
Week 8: No. 21 · +14.73 power

Game results

7 games · 2026
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Cincinnati #37
L24–37Upset76%+9.84
W53–2593%+1.96
at Colorado #97
W29–781%−0.21
W49–1470%−8.14
W28–2652%+15.98
W35–24—+12.42
W33–10—+1.72
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Big 12
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
8
7-0
+17.85
#5+4.50+22.9
11
6-1
+16.67
#18+3.33+19.4
14
6-2
+15.98
#10+9.88+15.0
19
6-1
+15.30
#6+8.59+14.6
21
6-1
+14.73
#14+4.94+15.4
23
5-2
+13.81
#30+6.23+16.3
35
4-3
+10.25
#41+9.95+9.7
37
5-2
+9.84
#28+7.70+9.0
43
4-3
+9.03
#76+3.91+13.0
52
3-4
+8.02
#86+7.42+9.6
60
5-3
+6.30
#47+7.25+3.6
65
4-3
+5.41
#74+3.65+11.7
66
3-4
+5.40
#70+9.75+1.7
72
3-4
+3.93
#89+6.30+7.0
86
4-3
+1.96
#65+5.39+1.0
97
2-5
−0.21
#91+11.15-10.0