Apparently, the Texas Tech basketball team’s run to the Elite 8 last season did not earn the program too much credibility in the eyes of most outside of the Hub City. Despite contending for the Big 12 regular season title and making the deepest NCAA Tournament run in school history, Texas Tech checks in at the exact same spot in this year’s preseason Big 12 poll as it did last year; seventh.
Certainly, one can understand why voters may be skeptical about Tech’s ability to repeat last year’s performance. Head coach Chris Beard must bring together a roster featuring six newcomers of which, two are graduate transfers, one a JUCO transfer and three are true freshmen.