2025–26 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

2025–26 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 25
Record25–7 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachAdrian Walters
Assistant coaches
  • Erik DeRoo
  • Jaida Williams
  • Ketara Chapel
  • Renae Boone
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
2025–26 Big 12 women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 TCU 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
No. 12 West Virginia  14 4   .778 27 6   .818
No. 21 Baylor 13 5   .722 24 8   .750
Oklahoma State 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
No. 25 Texas Tech 12 6   .667 25 7   .781
Colorado 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Iowa State 10 8   .556 22 9   .710
Utah 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
BYU 9 9   .500 22 11   .667
Arizona State 9 9   .500 24 10   .706
Kansas 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
Kansas State 8 10   .444 18 17   .514
Cincinnati 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
UCF 3 15   .167 11 19   .367
Arizona 3 15   .167 12 18   .400
Houston 1 17   .056 7 23   .233
2026 Big 12 tournament winner
As of March 8, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team currently represents Texas Tech University for the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders, are led by sixth-year head coach Krista Gerlich and play their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Texas Tech began the season unranked and were picked 13th out of 16 teams in the Big 12 Conference's preseason media poll. Instead, the Lady Raiders had their best season in over 13 years. They started out 19–0, including a win over #15 Baylor, and entered the rankings for the first time since the 2011–12 season; this was their best start to a season in program history. Texas Tech finished the regular season 25–6 overall and 12–6 in Big 12 play; their 12 conference wins were the most since 2005. Seniors Bailey Maupin and Snudda Collins would go on to be named to the All-Big 12 First Team and Second Team respectively, and Collins was also named the Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year. For her efforts in revitalizing the Lady Raider basketball program, head coach Krista Gerlich was voted Big 12 Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the regular season.