For the first time ever, the Texas Tech Red Raiders have grabbed themselves a top 5 ranking in the College Football Playoff Top 25.
With the release of the latest College Football Playoff rankings, Joey McGuire and the Texas Tech Red Raiders are moving up a little bit. Texas Tech, at 10-1 overall and 7-1 in Big 12 play, is now the No. 5 team in the Week 13 edition of the College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings, up from the No. 6 spot from a week ago.
And while the Red Raiders are certainly deserving of their ranking, it’s worth noting that much of why Texas Tech jumped up a spot is because of the way the Oklahoma Sooners handed previously No. 4 Alabama a loss in Tuscaloosa.
Getting Alabama a second loss allowed a 1-loss Texas Tech team to move on up in the world. I don’t think Texas Tech fans are going to be all that upset over that fact.
College Football Playoff top 25 rankings, Week 13: Texas Tech moves into top 5 after Alabama’s loss to Oklahoma
Here’s the top 25 rankings for Week 13, according to the folks on the College Football Playoff committee:
- No. 1: Ohio State Buckeyes
- No. 2: Indiana Hoosiers
- No. 3: Texas A&M Aggies
- No. 4: Georgia Bulldogs
- No. 5: Texas Tech Red Raiders
- No. 6: Ole Miss Rebels
- No. 7: Oregon Ducks
- No. 8: Oklahoma Sooners
- No. 9: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- No. 10: Alabama Crimson Tide
- No. 11: BYU Cougars
- No. 12: Utah Utes
- No. 13: Miami Hurricanes
- No. 14: Vanderbilt Commodores
- No. 15: USC Trojans
- No. 16: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- No. 17: Texas Longhorns
- No. 18: Michigan Wolverines
- No. 19: Virginia Cavaliers
- No. 20: Tennessee Volunteers
- No. 21: Illinois Fighting Illini
- No. 22: Missouri Tigers
- No. 23: Houston Cougars
- No. 24: Tulane Green Wave
- No. 25: Arizona State Sun Devils
The Red Raiders are in a really solid spot right now and we absolutely have to talk about how they’ve secured multiple top 25 wins up to this point in the season. Texas Tech has managed to beat current No. 12 Utah by 24 points, current No. 23 Houston by 24 points, and current No. 11 BYU by 22 points.
The lone loss for the Red Raiders came on the road while playing with a backup quarterback by a total of four points against No. 25 Arizona State. The resume is pretty good for Texas Tech right now.