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Challenges ahead for No. 18 Arkansas basketball as it opens SEC play with No. 19 Tennessee

FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas men’s basketball team is finished with its nonconference schedule and now SEC play begins.

The Razorbacks are in a stronger position than they were this time last season, with more marquee wins. They enter league play ranked No. 27 by KenPom after being No. 36 prior to league play last season, but this season they enter a conference that some have suggested is not as strong as it was a year ago when the SEC had 14 teams make the NCAA Tournament.

In a similar vein to last season, though, No.