Red Raiders now ranked No. 13 in newly released AP poll

JT Toppin awarded Big 12 Player of the Week for third time in last four weeks.
JT Toppin awarded Big 12 Player of the Week for third time in last four weeks.(Texas Tech Athletics)
Published: Feb. 2, 2026 at 12:05 PM CST

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Following Saturday’s 88-80 loss at UCF, the Texas Tech Red Raiders (16-5, 6-2 Big 12) have dropped two spots in the latest AP poll. However, they will have a golden opportunity this evening to up their rankings for next week while they welcome the now- No. 11 Kansas Jayhawks (16-5, 6-2) this evening. Tip-off set for 8 p.m. at the United Supermarkets Arena, part of ESPN’s “Big Monday”.

Other Big 12 Schools include:

  1. Arizona (22-0, 9-0), 7. Iowa State (20-2, 7-2), 8. Houston (19-2, 7-1), and 16. BYU (17-4, 5-3),

The UCF Knights (17-4, 6-3) are receiving votes.

The rest of the top five includes:

  1. Michigan (20-1), 3. UConn (21-1), 4. Duke (20-1), and 5. Illinois (19-3).