How Texas Tech football's CFP ranking surged with 6 teams above losing
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The Texas Tech football team went into the second week of the College Football Playoff rankings with the potential to move up. And move up, it did.
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The Red Raiders scored a 53-48 home victory against West Virginia last weekend while six teams above them in the initial rankings lost.
Tech (8-1, 5-1 in the Big 12) is No. 12 in the new ranking released Tuesday, Nov. 10, up three spots from last week. Were the Red Raiders to remain in that position on selection Sunday, Dec. 6, they would miss the 12-team playoff by one spot. The highest-ranked Group of Six team is guaranteed a spot in the bracket, so Boise State would have the last berth instead of Tech.
The CFP commences on Dec. 18-19 at campus sites with teams seeded Nos. 5 through 8 hosting teams seeded Nos. 9 through 12.
The top four teams this week are Georgia, Utah, Alabama and UCLA. They would receive first-round byes if they hold their spots.
Teams ranked 5 through 8, sitting in first-round host positions this week, are Notre Dame, Texas, Miami (Fla.) and Tennessee. The teams slotted 9 through 11 are Indiana, Brigham Young and Kentucky.
Texas Tech, Wake Forest, Houston and Iowa are ranked Nos. 12 through 15. The next five are No. 16 Oregon, South Carolina, Southern California, Ole Miss and Ohio State at No. 20. Rounding out the 25 teams are No. 21 LSU, Missouri, Arizona, Boise State and Oklahoma State at No. 25.
Tech visits Oklahoma State (6-3, 4-2) in a Big 12 game at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater.
CFP schedule for 2026
All times CST
First Round
Friday, Dec. 18: One game, 7 p.m., campus sites
Saturday, Dec. 19: Three games at 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., campus sites
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Dec. 30: Fiesta Bowl, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 1: Cotton Bowl, Rose Bowl, Peach Bowl, times to be announced
Semifinals
Thursday, Jan. 14: Orange Bowl, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 15: Sugar Bowl, 6:30 p.m.
National championship game
Monday, Jan. 25: 6:30 p.m., Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: How Texas Tech football's CFP ranking surged with 6 teams above losing