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Hogs hoping to end Auburn’s winning streak

Arkansas (11-3, 1-1) looks to get back in the win column Saturday, going to Auburn to face the Tigers, who are riding an SEC-best 11-game winning streak.

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas (11-3, 1-1) looks to get back in the win column Saturday, going to Auburn to face the Tigers, who are riding an SEC-best 11-game winning streak.

The Rundown
Opponent:
 Auburn Tigers (13-1, 1-0)
Date: 
Saturday, Jan. 6
Site: Auburn Arena (Auburn, Ala.)
Tip-off: 5 p.m. CT
TV: ESPNU | WatchESPN
Live Stats: Click Here
SiriusXM Radio: 113/191

The #Fastest40 Facts

• Arkansas debuted in the AP Top 25 Poll on Monday for the first time since March 2015, checking in at No. 22.

• The Razorbacks are 7-1 against Auburn under Coach Anderson, including a 4-0 mark in Auburn Arena.

• Daryl Macon was named SEC Player of the Week on Monday, joining current assistant coach Scotty Thurman as the only Razorback players to ever earn the award twice in a three-week span.

• Dating back to 2015-16, Arkansas is 8-4 in its last 12 SEC road games, including a 6-3 mark last season.

• Following Tuesday’s loss in Starkville, Arkansas’ RPI fell from No. 4 to No. 9 according to the NCAA, while its strength of schedule went from No. 16 to No. 10.

• The Razorbacks posted two AP top-20 wins in a five-game span with wins over No. 14 Minnesota and No. 19 Tennessee. Arkansas has multiple top-20 wins in the same season for the third time under Coach Anderson.

• During the last four seasons, Arkansas ranks second in the SEC in league wins with 35. Auburn ranks 13th in the conference with 17 victories.

• For the first time since the National Championship run in 1994, Arkansas scored 90-plus points in nine of its first 14 games.

• Arkansas is one of three teams in the nation to rank in the top 10 in points per game and assist-to-turnover ratio, joining No. 2 Duke and Creighton.

• The Razorbacks lead the SEC and rank No. 9 in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio thanks to 132 assists and just 63 turnovers in the last seven games.

A Win Would

• Give Arkansas a perfect 5-0 record at Auburn Arena under Coach Anderson.

• Send Arkansas to a 15-9 record as a ranked team under Coach Anderson.

• Give Arkansas its 10th win over Auburn in the last 11 meetings dating back to a season sweep of the Tigers during the 2010-11 campaign.

The Best Guards In The Nation

• In the upset win against No. 19 Tennessee, Daryl Macon’s 33 points and Jaylen Barford’s 28 points marked the first time Arkansas has had two 28-point scorers in an SEC game.

• Against current AP Top 25 teams, Barford (22.7) and Macon (22.3) have combined to average 45.0 points per game in three contests.

• Barford is the only player in the SEC to rank in the top three in points per game (3rd) and field goal percentage (3rd).

• Against Tennessee, Daryl Macon became one of six players in program history to record multiple 30-point games against SEC opponents.

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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 (25)10-02681
2.Greenwood (2)10-02343
30Conway9-12022
4.Little Rock Parkview9-11714
5.Bentonville7-31625
6.Benton9-11486
7.Fayetteville8-21117
8.Pulaski Academy8-2898
9.Rogers7-3439
10.Joe T. Robinson9-122
Others receiving votes: Valley View 8, Mountain Home 7, Cabot 6, Little Rock Catholic 6, Shiloh Christian 6, Elkins 1, Farmington 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (27)10-01351
2.Conway9-11022
3.Bentonville7-3813
4.Fayetteville8-2454
5.Pulaski Academy8-2395
Others receiving votes: Rogers 3.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (27)10-01351
2.Benton9-11082
3.Mountain Home8-2623
4.Shiloh Christian7-3494
5.Little Rock Catholic9-1345
Others receiving votes: Marion 6.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (27)9-11351
2.Joe T. Robinson9-11062
3.Valley View10-0793
4.Farmington9-1484
5.Hot Springs Lakeside8-2205
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 7, Harding Academy 7, Morrilton 3.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (20)10-01261
3.Arkadelphia (5)8-2913
2.Little Rock Mills (1)10-0682
4.Warren8-2554
5.Dardanell (1)9-123
Southside Batesville10-023
Others receiving votes: Malvern 12, Gravette 5, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
1.Bismarck (12)10-01051t
2.Fordyce (10)10-0961t
3.Prescott (1)9-1704
4.Osceola (2)8-1543
5.Booneville (1)9-1395
Others receiving votes: Mansfield (1) 23, Rivercrest 10, Rison 4, Salem 4.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (20)10-01271
2.Conway Christian (7)10-01152
3.Des Arc8-2595
4.East Poinsett Co.7-352
5.Bigelow6-4183
Murfreesboro7-3184
Others receiving votes: Mount Ida 6, Junction City 4, Cross County 3, Poyen 3.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (27)5-0811
2.Midland9-0532
3.Cedar Ridge8-1253
Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3.

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