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#12Texas Tech Red Raiders

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In the books
WEEK 1 ยท 2026
Week 1 pregame guide

A familiar ACU scare gives way to Hammondโ€™s live test

Texas Tech opens against ACU with one premium evaluation at quarterback and two modest rooting interests elsewhere.

Read the rooting guide โ†’
A wide view of Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock before a game in 2010.
Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock before a game in 2010.
CreditPhoto creditJohn McStravickWikimedia Commons ยท CC BY 2.0Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP by Fan Watch.

Your game

Abilene Christian at Texas Tech
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Final
Abilene Christian
Final ยท Abilene Christian 10โ€“33 Texas TechWish granted โœ“
Texas Tech

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Texas Tech wanted
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Impact 1
Rooted for
Wisconsin
at
Notre Dame
Final ยท Wisconsin 13โ€“41 Notre DameWent the other way โœ—
Projected 2.9-point first-round-bye boost

Notre Dame won instead, so Texas Tech did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection22% if Wisconsin won19% with the other result2.9-point differenceTexas Tech first-round bye chance
42 other games had little impact
Boise State at Oregon ยท CBS
Massachusetts at Rutgers ยท BTN
Akron at Wake Forest ยท ACC Network
Colorado at Georgia Tech ยท ESPN
UAB at Illinois ยท BTN
San Josรฉ State at Eastern Michigan ยท ESPN+
UTEP at Oklahoma ยท SECN+
Toledo at Michigan State ยท FS1
Miami at Stanford ยท ESPN
Fresno State at USC ยท FOX
East Carolina at Alabama ยท ABC
Oregon State at Houston ยท ESPN
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia ยท TNT
North Texas at Indiana ยท FOX
Ohio at Nebraska ยท FS1
Liberty at James Madison ยท ESPNU
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh ยท The CW Network
Ball State at Ohio State ยท BTN
Kent State at South Carolina ยท SEC Network
Baylor at Auburn ยท ABC
Texas State at Texas ยท ESPN
Boston College at Cincinnati ยท FOX
Tulane at Duke ยท ACC Network
Marshall at Penn State ยท FS1
Oklahoma State at Tulsa ยท ESPNU
Northern Illinois at Iowa ยท BTN
Wyoming at Colorado State ยท USA Network
Missouri State at Texas A&M ยท ESPN
Arkansas State at Memphis ยท ESPN+
Florida International at South Florida ยท ESPN+
Sam Houston at Troy ยท ESPN+
Clemson at LSU ยท ABC
UL Monroe at Mississippi State ยท ESPNU
Western Michigan at Michigan ยท NBC
Florida Atlantic at Florida ยท SEC Network
UNLV at Hawai'i ยท The CW Network
Central Michigan at New Mexico ยท FS1
UCLA at California ยท ESPN
Western Kentucky at Nevada ยท CBSSN
Washington State at Washington ยท NBC
Louisville at Ole Miss ยท ABC
SMU at Florida State ยท ESPN
The rooting list was:Texas Tech, then Wisconsin.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, anchored to the AP Top 25 (preseason). How the model works.