FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ football team is ranked 19th in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 Poll that was released Monday.
The Razorbacks’ ranking is higher than where they finished last season, when they were ranked 21st following a 24-10 victory over Penn State in the Outback Bowl that improved their record 9-4. Arkansas is ranked in the AP preseason poll for the first time since 2015.
Cincinnati is ranked 23rd in the preseason poll. The Razorbacks are scheduled to open the season with a game against the Bearcats on Sept. 3 in Fayetteville.
Six SEC teams are ranked in the preseason poll, led by top-ranked Alabama.