Matt Norlander, who has covered college basketball for over a decade for CBS, recently released his top 100 college basketball team rankings ahead of the 2023-24 season.
If you’re wondering where Arkansas was on that list, you’re going to have to read for awhile.
Norlander had Arkansas 47th, behind SEC teams such as Florida and Georgia, who have combined for one NCAA Tournament appearance since 2019.
Here’s what Norlander said about the Razorbacks:
Arkansas fans, you don’t need to find me because you’ve already found me. The Hogs are too low! Hey, I am not prone to a mistake here or there, but let’s see how a team with, theoretically, less talent does after finishing ninth in the SEC last season. (I actually have Arkansas at eighth in the SEC.) Eric Musselman is entering his fifth season and carries a 95-42 record overall and a 41-30 SEC mark.
Wanna know who his No. 1 team is? Purdue.
Who, you know, lost to Arkansas yesterday in overtime before a capacity crowd in Bud Walton Arena.
Norlander had a little fun with it on Sunday afternoon, at least.
https://x.com/mattnorlander/status/1718703104357486686?s=46&t=ePgN1CXZYeG7pg-Bi26Arg