The Texas Tech football team will not enter this weekend’s showdown with Iowa State as a ranked team. But it is close.
The Red Raiders just missed out on earning a spot in the AP Top 25 checking as the unranked team earning the most votes (54). Tech finds itself looking up at No. 25 Appalachian State, which is ranked for the first time in school history thanks to a 5-1 record.
Though the Mountaineers are a nice story, their validity as a Top 25 team is certainly open to question. With no wins over a ranked team on their schedule and their only showing against a power 5 team being a 45-38 OT loss at Penn State in week one, their resume is rather thin.