Texas Tech was No. 5 in last week's College Football Playoff rankings and on Sunday jumped two spots to No. 5 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll .

The Red Raiders likely will be No. 4 when the new CFP rankings come out Tuesday night. That would position them to receive a bye for the first round if they beat BYU for the second time this season in the Big 12 championship game Saturday.

Depending on the outcomes of the SEC and Big Ten title games, they could be as high as No. 2 when the final CFP rankings are released next Sunday.

The opportunity to enhance its seeding was not lost on Texas Tech in its final regular-season game at West Virginia. The Red Raiders won 49-0 , scoring on their opening three possessions and four of their first five.

“I know we’ve got to go win the Big 12

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