Media puts Hogs fifth in preseason poll after coaches’ fourth-place pick

Arkansas was picked to finish fifth in the 2021 SEC preseason media poll, the Southeastern Conference announced today.

The Hogs were picked fourth by the league’s coaches. Last season, the Hogs were picked to finish fifth by both the coaches and the media, and ended up finishing in a tie for third.

The full Media Poll is as follows:

1. South Carolina
2. Mississippi State
3. Kentucky
4. Texas A&M
5. Arkansas
6. Tennessee
7. LSU
8. Georgia
9. Alabama
10. Florida
11. Missouri
12. Vanderbilt
13. Auburn
14. Ole Miss

After having two players selected to the All-SEC teams by the league’s coaches, no Hogs were selected to the media’s six-player All-SEC team.

Chelsea Dungee was picked on the first team while Destiny Slocum was selected to the second team by the league’s coaches earlier this week.

Player of the Year
Rhyne Howard, Kentucky

Preseason All-SEC
Unique Thompson, Auburn
Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
Rickea Jackson, Mississippi State
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Rennia Davis, Tennessee
N’dea Jones, Texas A&M

Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.