Tuesday DBR: Prairie Basketball

It's a short DBR today, but that just means we're gonna get busy later in the week.

Basketball at Texas Tech Tonight

No. 20 Baylor is in Lubbock today to take on Texas Tech. Tech has consistently been one of the most underwhelming teams in the Big 12 this year, forking over TCU's first conference win. However, they managed to rally and beat Iowa State as well. You never know quite what you're going to get out of any Big 12 team. Barring a dismal performance by Baylor, we can reasonably expect a Bears win tonight.

Big 12 home teams have won 44 out of 63 games this season (69.8%). Home court advantage is unreal in this conference.

— Alex Gookin (@_AlexGookin) February 17, 2015

Baseball Hosts Dallas Baptist

Baseball's opening weekend went better than any of us expected, with the Bears completing a dominating sweep of No. 13 Cal Poly on Sunday. Now they host Dallas Baptist, another 3-0 team that swept Monmouth over the weekend. Building upon the weekend's success would reassure fans that this success is sustainable over the course of the season. As always, the game will be broadcast live on 1660 ESPN Central Texas. If you're in Waco and aren't occupied by the basketball game, head over to Baylor Ballpark to show your support.

Women's Track and Field Ranking Soars

Baylor women make huge jump to No. 9, while men still in top-20 at No. 17 in latest @USTFCCCA rankings. #SicEm

— BaylorTrack (@BaylorTrack) February 16, 2015

New @USTFCCCA rankings have both teams in indoor top 20 for first time since 2011. Details: http://t.co/ZasnE0i2bn pic.twitter.com/1Zh8xf0XzW

— BaylorTrack (@BaylorTrack) February 16, 2015

This weekend's exploits pushed the women up 18 places in the national rankings to their first top 10 ranking since 2008.

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