The last three Arkansas basketball game, especially the most recent one, have Razorbacks fans feeling chipper.
The rest of college basketball, not so much.
Arkansas was left out of Joe Lunardi’s bracketology update on Tuesday despite a preseason Top-25 ranking and three straight victories, suggesting previous success isn’t going to be enough to get the Hogs back into the Dance in 2024.
Nine SEC team were “in” Lunardi’s latest update. Arkansas could, however, make its case with a win Saturday against Auburn. Of course, one win alone in conference play wouldn’t be enough. It would, however, be a start.
The Razorbacks have no nonconference games remaining and have SEC play only for the rest of the way starting on the weekend.
Let’s examine the nine SEC teams ahead of them in Lunardi’s bracket.