Arkansas remains at No. 9 in AP Top 25
The Arkansas Razorbacks stayed put at No. 9 in the second regular season update of the AP Top 25 poll.
Arkansas defeated South Dakota State 71-56 last Wednesday at Bud Walton Arena.
Ahead of the Hogs is a challenging three-day stretch at the Maui Invitational, which starts for Arkansas on Monday at 4 p.m. CT against Louisville on ESPN2. The Maui Invitational field features four other ranked teams, including No. 10 Creighton, No. 14 Arizona, No. 17 San Diego State and No. 21 Texas Tech.
The Razorbacks were one of five SEC schools ranked in the poll. The others included No. 13 Auburn, No. 15 Kentucky, No. 18 Alabama and No. 22 Tennessee.
The Hogs were listed at No. 9 in ESPN's Basketball Power Index and No. 13 in the ESPN Power Rankings. Joe Lunardi has the Razorbacks as a 3-seed in his latest NCAA Bracketology.
Here is the full AP Top 25 from Monday:
1. North Carolina
2. Houston
3. Kansas
4. Texas
5. Virginia
6. Gonzaga
7. Baylor
8. Duke
9. Arkansas
10. Creighton
11. Indiana
12. Michigan State
13. Auburn
14. Arizona
15. Kentucky
16. Illinois
17. San Diego State
18. Alabama
19. UCLA
20. UConn
21. Texas Tech
22. Tennessee
23. Maryland
24. Purdue
25. Iowa