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.

Sat, Sep 5	vs North Alabama	W 31-14
Sat, Sep 12	@ Utah	L, 43-10
Sat, Sep 19	Georgia	L, 45-17
Sat, Sep 26	Tulsa	W 34-6
Sat, Oct 3	@ Texas A&M	L, 34-7
Sat, Oct 10	Tennessee	L, 24-17
Sat, Oct 17	@ Vanderbilt	6:00 PM ESPN2
Sat, Oct 31	vs Missouri	TBA
Sat, Nov 7	@ Auburn	TBA
Sat, Nov 14	South Carolina	TBA
Sat, Nov 21	@ Texas	TBA
Sat, Nov 28	vs LSU	TBA

OVERALL		Record	Pts
1.	Shiloh Christian (11)	6-0	163	1
2.	Conway (3)	5-1	141	3
3.	Bentonville West (3)	6-0	130	2
4.	Bentonville	5-1	119	4
5.	Joe T. Robinson	6-0	102	5
6.	Searcy	6-0	81	6
7.	North Little Rock	5-1	58	7
8.	Springdale Har-Ber	4-2	35	8
9.	Sheridan	6-0	26	9
10.	Greenwood	4-2	24	10
Others receiving votes: Bryant 15, LR Christian 10, Sylvan Hills 8, Fayetteville 5, Stuttgart 5, Mountain Home 4, Pulaski Academy 3, Farmington 2, Van Buren 2, Benton 1, Jacksonville 1.

CLASS 7A
1.	Shiloh Christian (11)	6-0	77	1
2.	Conway (3)	5-1	58	3
3.	Bentonville West (3)	6-0	54	2
4.	Bentonville	5-1	45	4
5.	North Little Rock	5-1	12	5
Others receiving votes: Springdale Har-Ber 6, Bryant 2, LR Christian 1.

CLASS 6A
1.	Searcy (16)	6-0	83	1
3.	Sheridan (1)	6-0	57	3
4.	Sylvan Hills	4-2	33	—
2.	Benton	3-3	29	2
5.	Mountain Home	5-1	28	5
Others receiving votes: Van Buren 14, El Dorado 10, Lake Hamilton 1.

CLASS 5A
1.	Joe T. Robinson (16)	6-0	84	1
2.	Greenwood (1)	4-2	61	2
3.	Farmington	6-0	45	3
4.	Jacksonville	5-1	41	4
5.	Little Rock Parkview	4-2	18	5
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Mills 4, Greenbrier 1, Hot Springs Lakeside 1.

CLASS 4A
1.	Stuttgart (13)	6-0	78	1
2.	Nashville (2)	6-0	66	2
3.	Gosnell (1)	6-0	43	3
4.	Ozark (1)	6-0	32	4
5.	Elkins	5-1	21	5
Others receiving votes: Gravette 7, Fountain Lake 3, Forrest City 2, Lonoke 1, Booneville 1, Arkadelphia 1.

CLASS 3A
1.	Bismarck (10)	5-1	72	1
3.	Mansfield (2)	5-2	55	3
2.	Smackover	5-1	39	—
4.	Walnut Ridge (3)	5-1	24	4t
	Rivercrest	5-1	22	—
Others receiving votes: Atkins 17, Newport (1) 11, Fordyce (1) 11, Prescott 4.

CLASS 2A
1.	Mount Ida (10)	7-0	72	1
2.	Baptist Prep (6)	6-0	68	2
3.	Marked Tree	5-1	34	3
4.	Earle (1)	5-1	28	—
5.	Gurdon	4-2	24	5
Others receiving votes: Bearden 14, Dierks 10, Bigelow 7, East Poinsett Co. 1.

8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.	Corning (9)	6-0	31	1t
2.	Cedar Ridge (3)	5-0	24	1t
3.	Magazine (1)	5-0	18	3
Others receiving votes: Izard County 4, Rose Bud 1.

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