Arkansas basketball is back in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season and will face Illinois on Thursday afternoon. It’s the third straight appearance for the Razorbacks under Eric Musselman and the 36th tournament appearance overall. Arkansas will look to go to a third consecutive Elite Eight, which has never happened in program history.
The Razorbacks drew the No. 8 seed in the West region, which is the lowest seed they‘ve gotten the past two seasons. The West region is also a pretty loaded region when it comes to talented teams.
Despite all of this, though, Arkansas actually matches up well with quite a few teams in the West. Obviously, it’s important that the Hogs are focused on their game with Illinois on Thursday, but it’s always fun to look down the line at potential opponents and matchups in future rounds.
Here’s a team-by-team view of the West region and how likely it is that the Hogs will face each down the line in the NCAA Tournament.