SEC report
The University of Arkansas gave a jolt to its fading NCAA Tournament hopes with Saturday’s 78-68 victory over Missouri at Walton Arena. ESPN.com’s Joe Lunardi made an appearance during Saturday’s late game between Alabama and Ole Miss. He commented specifically on Arkansas’ improved chances to make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team after Saturday’s victory.
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas gave a jolt to its fading NCAA Tournament hopes with Saturday’s 78-68 victory over Missouri at Walton Arena.
ESPN.com’s Joe Lunardi made an appearance during Saturday’s late game between Alabama and Ole Miss. He commented specifically on Arkansas’ improved chances to make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team after Saturday’s victory.
“Arkansas certainly stays in the conversation, but at 5-9 in the league, they’ve still got to get some momentum here now that Isaiah Joe is back,” Lunardi said. “I think Arkansas [as a] whole is a very good team.”
Lunardi gave Arkansas a 55% chance of making the field during Saturday’s Arkansas-Missouri broadcast, but he did not include the Razorbacks in his latest projection. He had Kentucky and Auburn as 4 seeds, LSU as an 8 seed and Florida as a 9 seed in his Monday projection. He listed Mississippi State among his first four teams out of the field, and Alabama and South Carolina among his next four out.
Jerry Palm of CBS Sports.com includes the Razorbacks as an 11 seed among the five SEC teams in his last projection. The others are 4 seeds Auburn and Kentucky, 8 seed LSU and 10 seed Florida.
USA Today listed 3 seed Kentucky, 4 seed Auburn, 7 seed LSU and 11 seed Florida from the SEC in its Monday projection, with Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Tennessee from the league also getting consideration for a berth.