FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas will play Utah in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday in Austin, Texas.
The Razorbacks (18-13) are the No. 10 seed in the Spokane Region. The Utes (20-11) are the No. 7 seed.
The winner of Friday’s game will play either No. 2 seed Texas (26-6) or No. 15 seed Fairfield (25-6) on Sunday in Austin. The Longhorns won the Big 12 Tournament championship Sunday and are coached by former Arkansas assistant coach Vic Schaeffer, a close friend of fifth-year Razorbacks coach Mike Neighbors.
Arkansas will play its opening-round NCAA Tournament game at the Erwin Center in Austin for the second consecutive season.