Arkansas coach Mike Neighbors acknowledged he enjoys checking out the preseason polls. The Razorbacks were picked fifth a year ago and finished tied for fifth, but enjoyed all sorts of firsts including huge wins over Baylor and Connecticut.
"They don't mean everything, but they do mean something," Neighbors said. "It's always fun. I love'em. Some people dismiss them completely and other people hate them. I like'em.
"I do think it's a credit to our incoming kids and the returners. I'm not sure I've seen a team lose what we lost and maintain relative position as to where we've been finishing.