FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas was ranked No. 6 in the final United Soccer Coaches poll of the 2021 season.
The ranking is the Razorbacks' highest in an end-of-year poll in program history. Arkansas was 19-4-1 overall and lost 4-2 in penalty kicks at Rutgers in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.
Rutgers finished third in the poll. Florida State was ranked first after defeating BYU in penalty kicks in the national championship game.
Arkansas, which won its third consecutive SEC regular-season championship this year, was the highest-ranked SEC team in the final poll, followed by South Carolina (10), Tennessee (11) and Ole Miss (18).