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**2025-26 ARKANSAS BASKETBALL THREAD - MARCH MADNESS EDITION**
Posted on 3/15/26 at 9:20 am
Posted on 3/15/26 at 9:20 am
Historical Program Capsule
Total Years of Program: 102
All Time Record: 1,821-1,028 (.640)
All Time Conference Record: 883-600 (.595)
Conference Titles: 24 (1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1950, 1958, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994)
Conference Tournament Titles: 8 (1977, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2000, 2026)
NCAA Invites: 38
Total Postseason Appearances: 43
Sweet Sixteens: 15 (1958, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
Elite Eights: 11 (1941, 1945, 1949, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2021, 2022)
Final Fours: 6 (1941, 1945, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1995)
National Championship Games: 2 (1994, 1995)
National Champions: 1 (1994)
NCAA Tourney Games: 88
NCAA Tourney Record: 52-36
All Americans: 33
NBA Draft Picks: 46
Naismith Hall of Famers: 4
Head Coach: John Calipari
Head Coaching Record: 877-277 (.760)
At Arkansas: 22-14 (.611)
Hogs in the Polls
USA Today/Coaches: #17
Associated Press: #17
2025-26 Bottom Line
Record: 26-8
SEC Record: 13-5
RPI: 13
NET 17
SOS: 11
ELO 10
Home Record: 17-1
Road Record: 5-5
Neutral Record 4-2
Streak W5
Home Streak W4
Road Streak W1
Last 10 8-2
vs. Quad Group 1: 8-8
vs. Quad Group 2: 8-0
vs. Quad Group 3: 4-0
vs. Quad Group 4: 6-0
Team FG %: .500
Team FT %: .747
Team 3 PT %: .381
Team Pts Per Game: 90.1
Team Pts Given Up Per Game: 80.2
The Top Hogs
Scorers: Acuff Jr. (22.7), Thomas (15.6), Brazile (13.1), Richmond (10.8)
FT %: Thomas (.844), Acuff Jr. (.801), Richmond (.800), Knox (.727), Wagner (.725), Brazile (.724), Ewin (.718)
3 Pt %: Ewin (.750), Acuff Jr. (.437), Thomas (.425), Brazile (.339), Knox (.377), Wagner (.340)
FG %: Pringle (.720), Ewin (.590), Richmond (.553), Brazile (.530), Acuff Jr. (.487), Knox (.460), Thomas (.430), Wagner (.424)
Rebounds: Brazile (7.3), Ewin (5.4), Knox (4.5), Richmond (4.0), Pringle (3.9), Thomas (3.8), Acuff Jr. (3.2)
Blocks: Brazile (22), Ewin (21)
SEC Standings
1. Florida 16-2, 26-7*
2. Arkansas 13-5, 25-8 $
2. Alabama 13-5, 23-9
4. Vanderbilt 11-7, 26-7
4. Tennessee 11-7, 22-11
4. aTm 11-7, 21-11
7. Georgia 10-8, 22-10
7. Missouri 10-8, 20-12
7. Kentucky 10-8, 21-13
10. Texas 9-9, 17-14
11. Oklahoma 7-11, 19-15
11. Auburn 7-11, 17-16
13. Mississippi State 5-13, 13-19
14. Ole Miss 4-14, 15-20
14. South Carolina 4-14, 13-19
16. LSU 3-15, 15-17
* - Overall Conference Champion
$ - Conference Tournament Champion
The Schedule
October
24th Cincinnati (Exh) W 89-61
27th @ Memphis (Exh) W 99-75
November
3rd Southern W 109-77
8th @ #8 Michigan State L 66-69
11th Central Arkansas W 93-56
14th Samford W 79-75
18th Winthrop W 84-83
21st Jackson State W 115-61
27th #1 Duke (Chicago, IL) L 71-80
December
3rd #24 Louisville W 89-81
6th Fresno State W 82-58
13th #16 Texas Tech (Dallas, TX) W 93-86
16th Queens W 108-80
20th #5 Houston (Newark, NJ) L 85-94
29th James Madison W 103-74
January
3rd #25 Tennessee W 86-75
7th @ Ole Miss W 94-87
10th @ Auburn L 73-95
14th South Carolina W 108-74
17th @ Georgia L 76-90
20th #22 Vanderbilt W 93-68
24th LSU W 85-81
27th @ Oklahoma W 83-79
31st Kentucky L 77-85
February
7th @ Mississippi State W 88-68
10th @ LSU W 91-62
14th Auburn W 88-75
18th @ #15 Alabama L 115-117 2OT
21st Missouri W 94-86
28th @ #4 Florida L 77-111
March
4th Texas W 105-85
7th @ Missouri W 88-84 OT
SEC Tournament (Nashville, TN)
13th Oklahoma W 82-79
14th Ole Miss W 93-90 OT
15th #22 Vanderbilt W 86-75
NCAA Tournament
19th Hawaii
Total Years of Program: 102
All Time Record: 1,821-1,028 (.640)
All Time Conference Record: 883-600 (.595)
Conference Titles: 24 (1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1950, 1958, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994)
Conference Tournament Titles: 8 (1977, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2000, 2026)
NCAA Invites: 38
Total Postseason Appearances: 43
Sweet Sixteens: 15 (1958, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
Elite Eights: 11 (1941, 1945, 1949, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2021, 2022)
Final Fours: 6 (1941, 1945, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1995)
National Championship Games: 2 (1994, 1995)
National Champions: 1 (1994)
NCAA Tourney Games: 88
NCAA Tourney Record: 52-36
All Americans: 33
NBA Draft Picks: 46
Naismith Hall of Famers: 4
Head Coach: John Calipari
Head Coaching Record: 877-277 (.760)
At Arkansas: 22-14 (.611)
Hogs in the Polls
USA Today/Coaches: #17
Associated Press: #17
2025-26 Bottom Line
Record: 26-8
SEC Record: 13-5
RPI: 13
NET 17
SOS: 11
ELO 10
Home Record: 17-1
Road Record: 5-5
Neutral Record 4-2
Streak W5
Home Streak W4
Road Streak W1
Last 10 8-2
vs. Quad Group 1: 8-8
vs. Quad Group 2: 8-0
vs. Quad Group 3: 4-0
vs. Quad Group 4: 6-0
Team FG %: .500
Team FT %: .747
Team 3 PT %: .381
Team Pts Per Game: 90.1
Team Pts Given Up Per Game: 80.2
The Top Hogs
Scorers: Acuff Jr. (22.7), Thomas (15.6), Brazile (13.1), Richmond (10.8)
FT %: Thomas (.844), Acuff Jr. (.801), Richmond (.800), Knox (.727), Wagner (.725), Brazile (.724), Ewin (.718)
3 Pt %: Ewin (.750), Acuff Jr. (.437), Thomas (.425), Brazile (.339), Knox (.377), Wagner (.340)
FG %: Pringle (.720), Ewin (.590), Richmond (.553), Brazile (.530), Acuff Jr. (.487), Knox (.460), Thomas (.430), Wagner (.424)
Rebounds: Brazile (7.3), Ewin (5.4), Knox (4.5), Richmond (4.0), Pringle (3.9), Thomas (3.8), Acuff Jr. (3.2)
Blocks: Brazile (22), Ewin (21)
SEC Standings
1. Florida 16-2, 26-7*
2. Arkansas 13-5, 25-8 $
2. Alabama 13-5, 23-9
4. Vanderbilt 11-7, 26-7
4. Tennessee 11-7, 22-11
4. aTm 11-7, 21-11
7. Georgia 10-8, 22-10
7. Missouri 10-8, 20-12
7. Kentucky 10-8, 21-13
10. Texas 9-9, 17-14
11. Oklahoma 7-11, 19-15
11. Auburn 7-11, 17-16
13. Mississippi State 5-13, 13-19
14. Ole Miss 4-14, 15-20
14. South Carolina 4-14, 13-19
16. LSU 3-15, 15-17
* - Overall Conference Champion
$ - Conference Tournament Champion
The Schedule
October
24th Cincinnati (Exh) W 89-61
27th @ Memphis (Exh) W 99-75
November
3rd Southern W 109-77
8th @ #8 Michigan State L 66-69
11th Central Arkansas W 93-56
14th Samford W 79-75
18th Winthrop W 84-83
21st Jackson State W 115-61
27th #1 Duke (Chicago, IL) L 71-80
December
3rd #24 Louisville W 89-81
6th Fresno State W 82-58
13th #16 Texas Tech (Dallas, TX) W 93-86
16th Queens W 108-80
20th #5 Houston (Newark, NJ) L 85-94
29th James Madison W 103-74
January
3rd #25 Tennessee W 86-75
7th @ Ole Miss W 94-87
10th @ Auburn L 73-95
14th South Carolina W 108-74
17th @ Georgia L 76-90
20th #22 Vanderbilt W 93-68
24th LSU W 85-81
27th @ Oklahoma W 83-79
31st Kentucky L 77-85
February
7th @ Mississippi State W 88-68
10th @ LSU W 91-62
14th Auburn W 88-75
18th @ #15 Alabama L 115-117 2OT
21st Missouri W 94-86
28th @ #4 Florida L 77-111
March
4th Texas W 105-85
7th @ Missouri W 88-84 OT
SEC Tournament (Nashville, TN)
13th Oklahoma W 82-79
14th Ole Miss W 93-90 OT
15th #22 Vanderbilt W 86-75
NCAA Tournament
19th Hawaii
This post was edited on 3/15/26 at 5:20 pm
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 9:21 am to Hawgeye
NCAA Heat Sheet
NET: 17
RPI: 13
ELO: 10
SOS: 11
Non Con SOS: 6
Home: 17-1
Road: 5-5
Neutral: 3-2
Q1: 7-8
Q2: 8-0
Q3: 4-0
Q4: 6-0
Bracket Matrix Average Seeding: 5 seed
Bracket Matrix High Seeding: 3 seed
Bracket Matrix Low Seeding: 5 seed
Bracket Matrix is compiled of 120 brackets across all bracketology
NET: 17
RPI: 13
ELO: 10
SOS: 11
Non Con SOS: 6
Home: 17-1
Road: 5-5
Neutral: 3-2
Q1: 7-8
Q2: 8-0
Q3: 4-0
Q4: 6-0
Bracket Matrix Average Seeding: 5 seed
Bracket Matrix High Seeding: 3 seed
Bracket Matrix Low Seeding: 5 seed
Bracket Matrix is compiled of 120 brackets across all bracketology
This post was edited on 3/15/26 at 9:27 am
Posted on 3/15/26 at 9:28 am to Hawgeye
Apologies guys...been extremely busy with a new start up and a couple other of my ventures.
Let's get it going in March
Let's get it going in March
Posted on 3/15/26 at 9:33 am to Hawgeye
I think a win today puts us on the 4 line
Posted on 3/15/26 at 9:45 am to cubsfan5150
I havent been here to post much but its really been under my skin that Vandy has been consistently seeded higher than us in Lunardi's bracket each update. We have a head to head win over them and their schedule strength is lower than ours by 8 spots.
They have 10 Q1 wins, which is 3 more than us. In those wins are games against Wake Forest, VCU, UCF, & Saint Mary's. Not exactly a murderer row.
They have 10 Q1 wins, which is 3 more than us. In those wins are games against Wake Forest, VCU, UCF, & Saint Mary's. Not exactly a murderer row.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:18 pm to Hawgeye
With the win today, Arkansas will finish the season with less losses in basketball than football for the year.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:26 pm to DaleDenton
My opinion is this team should be a 3 seed. This is the strongest league in the nation according to the metrics…and if they use metrics, seeding for NCAAt should be as follows…
1 - Florida
3 - Arkansas
4 - Alabama
4 - Vandy
1 - Florida
3 - Arkansas
4 - Alabama
4 - Vandy
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:28 pm to DaleDenton
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:32 pm to hawgfaninc
I enjoyed the way we just seized control of the game the last 2 minutes.
We've closed the season out with several straight close games that we just found ways to win. Seems like a good time of the season to be closing games out well.
We've closed the season out with several straight close games that we just found ways to win. Seems like a good time of the season to be closing games out well.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:33 pm to Maytheporkbewithyou
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:35 pm to Hawgeye
quote:Good to see you back big dog.
Hawgeye
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:35 pm to Hawgeye
quote:
My opinion is this team should be a 3 seed. This is the strongest league in the nation according to the metrics…and if they use metrics, seeding for NCAAt should be as follows… 1 - Florida 3 - Arkansas 4 - Alabama 4 - Vandy
If you look at who we played and our record it’s a no brainer. What hurts us is margin of victory. We barely beat some shitty teams and got our asses handed to us a couple of times. I never thought margin of victory was such an important factor.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:38 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:40 pm to Drewbie
quote:
Good to see you back big dog.
Thanks Drewbie. Hopefully I’ll be around a little more.
Although AAU basketball starts up for mine this next weekend…so who knows.
This post was edited on 3/15/26 at 2:41 pm
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