ESPN college basketball analysts Jeff Borzello and Myron Medcalf recently released an in-depth breakdown of the current landscape of the sport, sorting 47 teams into tiers ranging from Cinderella hopefuls to legitimate national title contenders. Rather than relying strictly on polls, the exercise aimed to answer a bigger question: Who can actually make a deep NCAA Tournament run right now?
So where does Arkansas basketball land after climbing to No. 15 in the latest AP Poll?
Arkansas Basketball Rankings Breakdown Too High? Too Low?
According to Borzello and Medcalf, the Razorbacks fall into the tier labeled “Second Weekend Threats” being teams capable of reaching the Sweet 16 or Elite Eight, but not yet consistent enough to be trusted as Final Four locks.