There’s a belief among many that the Texas Tech basketball program is more dangerous as an underdog or a team that gets to play the role of the hunter rather than the hunted. If that’s the case, the fact that the Red Raiders have fallen out of the national polls might be a blessing in disguise.
After losing to TCU and Kentucky last week, Tech went from No. 18 to unranked in both national polls this week. In the A.P. poll, Tech is third in the “others receiving votes” category behind Creighton and Arizona. In the Coaches Poll, the Red Raiders are behind just Arizona.