Big 12 Basketball power rankings: Baylor holds strong, Texas moves up

LUBBOCK, TEXAS - JANUARY 07: Guard Jared Butler #12 of the Baylor Bears handles the ball against guard Terrence Shannon #1 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the first half of the college basketball game on January 07, 2020 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – DECEMBER 04: Head coach Chris Beard of the Texas Tech Red Raiders (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /

4. Texas Tech Red Raiders

Record: 13-8, 4-4 Conference Play

Now we have our contenders, starting with the Texas Tech Red Raiders at number four.

Chris Beard’s group has experienced growing pains as expected, but the Red Raiders still look awfully dangerous. Davide Moretti has begun to get hot, and freshman Jahmius Ramsey looks like the real deal.

The Red Raiders have yet to pick up a big win, with close losses to Kansas and Kentucky being the story of the month of January to this point.

The Red Raiders look like they have a big run coming, but they absolutely need to pick up big wins in close games. Losing to TCU on the road was a bad look, but considering how the rotation players are starting to come into form, it would not be surprising to see the Red Raiders vault themselves into contention with a big month of February.

A w big win needs to come first, but Chris Beard has everything that it takes to make it happen. The Red Raiders are easily the biggest team to watch in this conference this coming month, with the big run that we have been waiting for brewing.

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