Hogs draw No. 8 seed in South for NCAA Tournament

By ESPN Arkansas News Services

FAYETTEVILLE — Fresh off an SEC Tournament Championship appearance, Arkansas punched its ticket to the Big Dance on Sunday night, earning a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Winning eight of their last 10 games, the Razorbacks (25-9) will square off against the Seton Hall Pirates (21-11) of the Big East Conference in the round of 64 in Greenville, South Carolina.

Arkansas will play its opening game on Friday at 12:30 p.m.

The Razorbacks are a No. 8 seed for the second time in program history, holding an overall record of 0-1.

Arkansas is making its 31st appearance in the NCAA Tournament and its second appearance in a three-year span for the first time in nine years.

In the Razorbacks’ last NCAA Tournament appearance, Arkansas defeated the 12-seed Wofford Terriers 56-53 in the round of 64, before falling to fourth-seeded North Carolina.

Arkansas is 41-30 all-time in their previous 30 appearances and is 19-11 in its first game in the tournament.

This marks head coach Mike Anderson’s eighth appearance in the NCAA Tournament as a head coach.

Anderson is 8-7 all-time in the Big Dance, having advanced as far as the Elite Eight in 2008-09 during his days at Missouri.

RAZORBACK FOOTBALL

Sat, Sep 5vs North AlabamaW 31-14
Sat, Sep 12@ UtahL, 43-10
Sat, Sep 19GeorgiaL, 45-17
Sat, Sep 26TulsaW 34-6
Sat, Oct 3@ Texas A&ML, 34-7
Sat, Oct 10Tennessee3:15 PM
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Sat, Oct 17@ Vanderbilt6:00 PM
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Sat, Oct 31vs MissouriTBA
Sat, Nov 7@ AuburnTBA
Sat, Nov 14South CarolinaTBA
Sat, Nov 21@ TexasTBA
Sat, Nov 28vs LSUTBA

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

OVERALLRecordPts
1.Shiloh Christian (10)5-01613
2.Bentonville West (3)5-01394
3.Conway (4)4-11302
4.Bentonville4-11211
5.Joe T. Robinson5-01035
6.Searcy5-0776
7.North Little Rock4-1447
8.Springdale Har-Ber3-227—
9.Sheridan5-023—
10.Greenwood3-222—
Others receiving votes: Bryant 19, Benton 15, LR Christian 13, Fayetteville 7, Stuttgart 6, Mountain Home 5, Farmington 4, El Dorado 4, Sylvan Hills 4, Pulaski Academy 3, Van Buren 1, Jacksonville 1, Nashville 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Shiloh Christian (10)5-0763
2.Bentonville West (3)5-0594
3.Conway (4)4-1552
4.Bentonville4-1451
5.North Little Rock4-195
Others receiving votes: Springdale Har-Ber 5, Bryant 4, Fayetteville 2.
CLASS 6A
1.Searcy (16)5-0841
2.Benton (1)3-2453
3.Sheridan5-0434
4.El Dorado4-1315
5.Mountain Home4-121—
Others receiving votes: Sylvan Hills 19, Van Buren 12.
CLASS 5A
1.Joe T. Robinson (16)5-0841
2.Greenwood (1)3-2552
3.Farmington5-0464
4.Jacksonville4-133—
5.Little Rock Parkview3-2163
Others receiving votes: Greenbrier 9, LR Mills 7, Camden Fairview 4, Morrilton 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Stuttgart (11)5-0761
2.Nashville (4)5-0692
3.Gosnell (2)5-0483
4.Ozark5-0254
5.Elkins4-1155
Others receiving votes: Gravette 8, Arkadelphia 4, Forrest City 2, Fountain Lake 2, Pottsville 2, Lonoke 2.

CLASS 3A
1.Bismarck (4)4-1622
2.Fordyce (7)3-1601
3.Mansfield4-2284
4.Walnut Ridge (4)4-123—
Rison5-023—
Others receiving votes: Rivercrest 21, Smackover 16, Glen Rose 14, Newport 6, Atkins 2.
CLASS 2A
1.Mount Ida (10)6-0711
2.Baptist Prep (7)5-0692
3.Marked Tree4-1294
4.East Poinsett County4-119—
5.Gurdon3-2175
Others receiving votes: Earle 14, Hazen 9, Bearden 9, Bigelow 9, Dierks 6, Hector 3.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Corning (7)5-0291
Cedar Ridge (5)5-0292
3.Magazine (1)4-0153
Others receiving votes: Izard County 4, Rose Bud 1.

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