By now you’ve probably heard the sad news that the Texas Bowl is off, so it’s officially basketball season. As in, basketball now dominates Razorback sports headlines until baseball begins late-winter practices.
Arkansas is off to an 8-0 start against a schedule that our model ranks 245th of out 329 teams. Still, the Hogs have mostly dominated, but now the competition steps up as SEC play begins. Arkansas opens with Auburn. The Tigers are 6-2, having beaten mostly cupcakes and lost to top-ranked Gonzaga and a decent UCF team on the road. Auburn is young and this is supposed to be a rebuilding year, so they don’t project as an NCAA Tournament team.