The No. 23 Arkansas Razorbacks closed out their non-conference schedule with a 30-point victory over Oakland – the very team that knocked John Calipari out of the NCAA Tournament in his last game as Kentucky’s head coach a season ago.
Oakland was third in a stretch of three consecutive relatively lowly-rated mid-major opponents for the Hogs. The last time they faced a quality opponent was their thrilling victory over Michigan at Madison Square Garden.
The Hogs went 11-2 in non-conference play, a fine record, though it’s notable that their only two losses were against two of the three teams they faced that are not currently considered Quad 3 or Quad 4 opponents: No.