The Arkansas basketball team saw downward movement to No. 18 in the first regular season update of the AP Top 25 poll.
Arkansas — which was ranked 16th prior to Monday's update — split both of its games last week, as the Razorbacks defeated Lipscomb in the season-opener (76-60) but dropped a hard-fought loss to now-No. 12 Baylor (72-67).
This week, the Razorbacks will return home Wednesday to face the Troy Trojans at 7 p.m. CT. It's the only competition of the week for Arkansas.
The Razorbacks are the fourth highest-ranked SEC school and they are one of eight SEC teams ranked in the poll. The others included No. 2 Alabama, No. 5 Auburn, No. 11 Tennessee, No. 19 Kentucky and No. 20 Florida, No. 23 Texas A&M and No. 25 Ole Miss.
According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index, the Razorbacks rank 44th overall (11.4 BPI, 11th in SEC) with a 5.2 offensive and 6.2 defensive rating. Arkansas is projected to finish with an 18.1-12.9 (8.2-9.8 SEC) overall record and it has a 0.3% chance to win the SEC.
Here is the full AP Top 25 from Monday:
1. Kansas (44)
2. Alabama (6)
3. UConn (7)
4. Gonzaga (3)
5. Auburn (2)
6. Duke
7. Iowa State
8. Houston
9. Arizona
10. North Carolina
11. Tennessee
12. Baylor
13. Purdue
14. Creighton
15. Marquette
16. Indiana
17. Cincinnati
18. Arkansas
19. Kentucky
20. Florida
21. Ohio State
22. St John's
23. Texas A&M
24. Rutgers
25. Ole Miss
