ATHENS, Ga. -- The timing was very bad for one of the worst defensive performances of the season for the University of Arkansas.
The Razorbacks' 99-89 loss at Georgia on Saturday came with one week remaining in the regular season to cap a 2-6 stretch. The NCAA selection committee, which is charged with reviewing and parsing the analytics, will see a 10-point loss to a team slotted at 84 in Sunday's NET rankings.
Arkansas had been 41 in the rankings and included in the NCAA Tournament projections of some prominent analysts heading into the game. The Hogs fell to 46 after giving up their highest point total of the year by 13 points, and likely on the wrong side of the tournament bubble in today's updates.