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‘D1 Softball’ has Razorbacks ranked at No. 21 ahead of start of year
Arkansas will start the 2020 season with a No. 21 ranking from D1Softball.com, according to an announcement Monday.
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas will start the 2020 season with a No. 21 ranking from D1Softball.com, according to an announcement Monday.
The SEC leads all conferences with ten teams in the Top 25. The Pac-12 is next with five teams, followed by the Big Ten and Big 12 with four. The ACC and Sun Belt each have one team in the rankings.
The D1Softball Top 25 rankings are compiled by polling 10 sportswriters, broadcasters, analysts and coaches from across the nation, headlined by lead writers Rhiannon Potkey and Tara Henry.
Coach Courtney Deifel and the Razorbacks were picked earlier this month to finish seventh in the Southeastern Conference after a vote of the 13 head coaches in the annual preseason poll.
Arkansas is scheduled to begin play for the 2020 season Friday Feb. 7 in Las Cruces, N.M. against UTEP and Bradley.
The Razorbacks will return to Bogle Park on Feb. 20 for the Razorback Invitational that includes Boston University, South Dakota State, Marist and Montana.
The 2020 schedule features two home tournaments, four SEC weekend series and eight additional non-conference games for a total of 32 home games.
Information from Razorback Sports Communications is included in this story.
| Thu, Aug 29 |  | vs UAPB (Little Rock) | W, 70-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | @ Oklahoma State | 11:00 AM |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | vs UAB | 3:15 PM |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | @ Auburn | TBD |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Texas A&M (Arl) | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | vs Tennessee | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 19 |  | vs LSU | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | @ Mississippi State | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | vs Ole Miss | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Texas | 11:00 AM |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | vs Louisiana Tech | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | @ Missouri | TBD |
| Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll: | ||||
| OVERALL | Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. | Fayetteville (10) | 1-0 | 214 | 1 |
| 3. | Bryant (6) | 1-0 | 206 | 3 |
| 2 . | Greenwood (2) | 1-0 | 184 | 2 |
| 4. | Conway (2) | 1-0 | 167 | 4 |
| Little Rock Parkview (4) | 1-0 | 167 | 5 | |
| 6. | Bentonville | 0-1 | 106 | 6 |
| 8. | Pulaski Academy | 1-0 | 103 | 8 |
| 7. | Benton | 0-1 | 74 | 7 |
| 9. | Shiloh Christian | 1-0 | 46 | 9 |
| 10. | Harding Academy | 1-0 | 15 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Cabot 10, Marion 8, Bentonville West 7, Rogers 7, Fort Smith Southside 3, Little Rock Christian 2, Joe T Robinson 1. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Fayetteville (11) | 1-0 | 104 | 1 |
| 2. | Bryant (9) | 1-0 | 102 | 2 |
| 3. | Conway (4) | 1-0 | 79 | 3 |
| 4. | Bentonville | 0-1 | 40 | 4 |
| 5. | Pulaski Academy | 1-0 | 33 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Cabot 2. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (24) | 1-0 | 120 | 1 |
| 2. | Benton | 0-1 | 91 | 2 |
| 3. | Shiloh Christian | 1-0 | 72 | 3 |
| 4. | Marion | 1-0 | 36 | 4 |
| 5. | Fort Smith Southside | 1-0 | 17 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Mountain Home 12, Jonesboro 5, Lake Hamilton 3, Sheridan 2. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Little Rock Parkview (25) | 1-0 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | Harding Academy | 1-0 | 78 | 2 |
| 3. | Joe T Robinson | 0-1 | 59 | — |
| 4. | Camden Fairview | 1-0 | 34 | — |
| 5. | Maumelle | 1-0 | 20 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Greenbrier 18, Pine Bluff 12, Valley View 8, Hot Springs Lakeside 6, Farminton 4, Hot Springs 1. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Warren (12) | 0-1 | 96 | 1 |
| 2. | Arkadelphia (5) | 0-1 | 80 | 2 |
| 3. | Elkins (5) | 1-0 | 63 | 3 |
| 4. | Bauxite | 1-0 | 44 | 4 |
| 5. | Ozark | 1-0 | 16 | 5 |
| Little Rock Mills | 1-0 | 16 | — | |
| Southside Batesville | 1-0 | 16 | — | |
| Others receiving votes: Malvern (1) 10, DeWitt 10 Ashdown 5, Highland 4. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 1. | Booneville (11) | 1-0 | 102 | 1t |
| 2. | Prescott (8) | 1-0 | 93 | 1t |
| 3. | Rivercrest (4) | 0-0 | 58 | 3 |
| 4. | Salem | 1-0 | 25 | — |
| 5. | Newport | 1-0 | 23 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Charleston 22, Walnut Ridge 17, Fordyce 7, Bismarck 6, Mansfield 4, Lavaca 2, McGehee 2, West Fork 1. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Bigelow (9) | 1-0 | 84 | 2 |
| 2. | Junction City (9) | 0-1 | 79 | 1 |
| 3. | Mineral Springs (3) | 0-0 | 57 | 3 |
| 4. | Carlisle (1) | 1-0 | 45 | 4 |
| 5. | Conway Christian (2) | 1-0 | 31 | 5t |
| Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 22, Des Arc 19, Hector 10, Cross County 91) 8, Mount Ida 3, East Poinsett County 1, Mountainburg 1. | ||||
| 8-MAN SANCTIONED | ||||
| 1. | Rector (16) | 1-0 | 72 | 1 |
| 2. | Strong-Huttig (9) | 1-0 | 51 | 2 |
| 3. | Brinkley | 1-0 | 11 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 5, Cedar Ridge 4, Augusta 2. | ||||