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Game times set for Phil Knight Invitational

Arkansas will play its opening game in Portland, Oregon, on Thanksgiving Day, tipping off in the Moda Center against Oklahoma at 4 p.m. on ESPN2.

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FAYETTEVILLE — Game times and television networks have been set for the Phil Knight Invitational, one of the largest regular season basketball tournaments ever created to honor Nike co-founder and chairman Phil Knight in advance of his 80th birthday.

Arkansas will play its opening game in Portland, Oregon, on Thanksgiving Day, tipping off in the Moda Center against Oklahoma at 4 p.m. on ESPN2.

A Razorback win would send them to Friday’s winner’s bracket for a 2:30 p.m. matchup against North Carolina/Portland on ESPN, while the loser’s bracket game is scheduled for 5 p.m. on ESPN3.

Both Friday games will be played in Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

The event features two eight-team brackets running simultaneously from the Rose Quarter’s Moda Center and Veterans Memorial Coliseum with the crowning of two bracket champions.

Games will be played Thursday, Nov. 23, Friday, Nov. 24, and Sunday, Nov. 26, with all 24 contests televised across ESPN networks.

Arkansas is in the “Victory” bracket along with Oklahoma, North Carolina, Oregon, Connecticut, Michigan State, DePaul and Portland.

The “Motion” bracket features Butler, Duke, Florida, Gonzaga, Ohio State, Portland State, Stanford and Texas.

The Razorbacks meet Oklahoma for the 28th time in program history, with Arkansas holding a 15-12 edge in the all-time series, including an 81-78 victory in Bud Walton Arena in the most recent matchup during the 2012-13 season.

The Razorbacks are 4-0 all-time against Oklahoma in neutral site games.

The participating schools in Arkansas’ bracket have combined for 14 National Championships, 49 Final Fours, 212 NCAA Championship appearances and 373 NCAA Tournament wins.

Five of the eight schools have won a National Championship, including the defending National Champion North Carolina Tar Heels, and seven of the eight have made at least one Final Four appearance.

Single session tickets and all session passes are currently available at the Rose Quarter Box Office, by calling 800.745.3000 or online at pkinvitational.com/tickets.

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Thu, Aug 29vs UAPB (Little Rock)W, 70-0
Sat, Sep 7@ Oklahoma StateL, 31-39 2OT
Sat, Sep 14vs UABW, 37-27
Sat, Sep 21@ AuburnW, 24-14
Sat, Sep 28vs Texas A&M (Arl)L, 21-17
Sat, Oct 5vs TennesseeW, 19-14
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Sat, Nov 2vs Ole MissL, 63-31
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2024 High School Rankings

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:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (19)9-02711
2.Conway (7)9-02522
3.Greenwood (2)9-02213
4.Little Rock Parkview8-11804
5.Bentonville6-31575
6.Benton8-11386
7.Fayetteville7-21057
8.Pulaski Academy7-2978
9.Rogers6-3389
10.Mountain Home8-129
Others receiving votes: Joe T Robinson 12, Elkins 7, LR Catholic 7, Shiloh Christian 7, Valley View 7, Cabot 6, Marion 4, LR Christian 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (21)9-01331
2.Conway (7)9-01192
3.Bentonville6-3783
4.Fayetteville7-2504
5.Pulaski Academy7-2335
Others receiving votes: Rogers 7.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (28)9-01401
2.Benton8-11122
3.Mountain Home8-1775
4.Shiloh Christian6-3353
5.Little Rock Catholic8-128
Others receiving votes: Marion 24.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (27)8-11391
2.Joe T. Robinson8-11022
3.Valley View (1)9-0943
4.Farmington8-1435
5.Hot Springs Lakeside7-2214
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 8, Harding Academy 8, Morrilton 3, Vilonia 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (18)9-01291
2.Little Rock Mills (4)9-0753
3.Arkadelphia (3)7-2712
4.Warren7-2594
5.Malvern (3)9-0485
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 18, Southside Batesville 13, Mena 6, Highland 1.
CLASS 3A
1.Bismarck (11)9-01081
Fordyce (11)9-01082
3.Osceola (3)7-1654
4.Prescott (2)8-1603
5.Booneville (1)8-1275
Others receiving votes: Mansfield 20, Rivercrest 20, Charleston 4, Rison 9, Mayflower 3.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (24)9-01351
2.Conway Christian (3)9-01102
3.Bigelow (1)7-2724
4.Murfreesboro7-2535
5.Des Arc7-2283
Others receiving votes: East Poinsett County 8, Marked Tree 4, Cross County 3, Poyen 3, Junction City 2, Mount Ida 2.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (27)5-0831
2.Midland (1)8-0542
3.Cedar Ridge8-1273
Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 4.

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