FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas hits the road to face #9/8 Tennessee on Wednesday (Jan. 6). The game is set to begin at 7:00 pm (ET)/6:00 pm (CT) and will be televised on ESPN2.
The Volunteers own a slight 22-21 advantage in the series and are 13-4 versus the Razorbacks in Knoxville.
Arkansas won the last meeting between the two school and has won seven of the last 10 versus Tennessee. However, the Vols did win three straight prior to the Razorbacks’ win last February.
The NCAA released its first NET ranking on Jan. 4 and the Razorbacks came in at #24. Arkansas’ lone loss was to #10 Missouri and Tennessee has a NET of #3, Arkansas is 2-0 vs Quad 2 (ACU and at AUB) and 2-0 vs. Quad 3 (UNT and ORU).
FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas will play its SEC home opener on Saturday (Jan. 2) versus 12th-ranked Missouri. Tipoff is set for 11 am (CT) and the game will be nationally televised on CBS.
The last time the Hogs played on CBS was twice in the 2014-15 season – at Kentucky (Feb. 28, 2015) and at Florida (Jan. 31, 2015). The last time CBS broadcast a basketball game from Fayetteville was Feb. 19, 2014, versus South Carolina.
This will be the 54th meeting between Arkansas and Missouri, but just the 17th since Missouri joined the league in 2012-13.
The Razorbacks own a 28-25 advantage in the series, including a 17-9 cushion in games in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas travels to Auburn to open SEC play on Wednesday (Dec. 30). The game is set to begin at 6:00 pm (CT) and will telecast on ESPN2.
This will be the 55th meeting between Arkansas and Auburn. The Razorbacks own a 34-20 advantage in the series, including a 34-19 cushion in games since Arkansas joined the SEC.
Arkansas has won 10 of the last 14 in the series, although Auburn has won four of the last six.
Beginning its 30th season in the Southeastern Conference, Arkansas is 17-12 all-time in SEC openers.
Arkansas opens conference play at Auburn, ending a recent trend of opening league play versus Texas A&M. Prior to this year, Arkansas began its SEC schedule with the Aggies in five of the last eight years since A&M joined the league (2012-13).
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