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'''Texas Tech University''' is a [[Texas]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] founded in 1923.<ref>http://www.ttu.edu/traditions/</ref> It was ranked a third tier school in USNewsUS News' s 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t3natudoc_brief.php</ref>
==Athletics==
Texas Tech has 7 men's and 8 women's [[sport]]s teams.<Ref name="sports"/> The football program has won 9 bowl games (while losing 20 and tying 1).<ref>http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/texastech_database.htm</ref> The women's basketball program has won 1 national championship.<ref>http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/womens/history</ref>