NCAA Tournament March Madness

#18 Arkansas

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Projected seed: 5

Arkansas lands where it does because the roster has shown the kind of offensive firepower that defeats quality opponents while defensive lapses keep it from vaulting into the elite group. The résumé includes a neutral-site win over Texas Tech and resume-building road victories at Oklahoma and Missouri plus statement home wins over Louisville, Tennessee and Texas that highlight its upside. Those highs are tempered by damaging defeats on the road at Florida and Alabama and neutral setbacks to Duke and Houston that exposed defensive frailties and limit how much the committee can reward the offense. With most of the profile already written the team’s standing now comes down to whether it can erase those blemishes and make a postseason statement.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Southern Univ275W109-77
11/8@Michigan St9L69-66
11/11Cent Arkansas150W93-56
11/14Samford213W79-75
11/18Winthrop151W84-83
11/21Jackson St341W115-61
11/27(N)Duke1L80-71
12/3Louisville16W89-80
12/6Fresno St131W82-58
12/13(N)Texas Tech17W93-86
12/16Queens NC183W108-80
12/20(N)Houston6L94-85
12/29James Madison212W103-74
1/3Tennessee14W86-75
1/7@Mississippi81W94-87
1/10@Auburn39L95-73
1/14South Carolina95W108-74
1/17@Georgia31L90-76
1/20Vanderbilt13W93-68
1/24LSU62W85-81
1/27@Oklahoma46W83-79
1/31Kentucky27L85-77
2/7@Mississippi St100W88-68
2/10@LSU62W91-62
2/14Auburn39W88-75
2/18@Alabama15L117-115
2/21Missouri50W94-86
2/25Texas A&M34W99-84
2/28@Florida4L111-77
3/4Texas33W105-85
3/7@Missouri50W88-84