Texas Tech fell to No. 13 in the AP Top 25 and No. 14 in the Coaches Poll after Saturday's 37–24 loss at Cincinnati. The 6–1 Red Raiders remain in the Big 12 title race and host No. 22 Arizona on Saturday.
Tech has now been ranked for 26 consecutive weeks, the longest streak in school history, according to Texas Tech Athletics. The Red Raiders are 3–0 in Top 25 matchups under coach Joey McGuire.
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Undefeated Utah (7–0, 4–0) leads the conference. Texas Tech (3–1 Big 12) is tied for second with Arizona, BYU and Oklahoma State. The Big 12 has six ranked teams for the first time since 2012:
Utah: No. 6 AP, No. 5 Coaches
BYU: No. 9 AP, No. 8 Coaches
Texas Tech: No. 13 AP, No. 14 Coaches
Houston: No. 18 AP, No. 19 Coaches
Arizona: No. 22 AP, No. 21 Coaches
Oklahoma State: No. 24 AP
Up next: Arizona
Texas Tech hosts Arizona at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 31, in Lubbock, with the game on ESPN. Limited tickets remain through the Texas Tech online ticket portal or the Athletic Ticket Office at 806-742-TECH.
The remaining schedule after Arizona: West Virginia (Nov. 7), @ Oklahoma State (Nov. 14), @ Baylor (Nov. 21), and TCU on Thanksgiving night (Nov. 26).
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Related Chronicle stories: Cincinnati Hands No. 8 Texas Tech First Loss, 37–24 and Texas Tech's Cincinnati Loss by the Numbers
