FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas was ranked eighth in the final USA Today’s Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll for the 2021-22 season.
The Razorbacks, who finished the season with a 28-9 record following a 78-69 loss to Duke in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, moved up 10 places from their final regular-season ranking. Eighth place was their highest ranking of the season in the coaches poll.
It is the second consecutive season Arkansas has finished in the top 10 of the coaches poll. The Razorbacks were ranked sixth after a run to the Elite Eight last year.
Arkansas’ last time to finish in the top 10 of two consecutive coaches polls was 1994 and 1995, when the Razorbacks were ranked first and second, respectively, after playing in the national championship game.