FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas basketball team's 78-68 victory over Missouri on Saturday in Walton Arena has revived the Razorbacks' NCAA Tournament hopes.
A projected bracket by CBS Sports released Sunday has Arkansas among the "First Four" in the 68-team field as a No. 11 seed in the South Regional and facing No. 11 seed Stanford in a play-in game in Dayton, Ohio.
It's a welcome outlook for the Razorbacks (17-10, 5-9 SEC) considering they lost five consecutive games before beating Missouri.
Arkansas rose three spots to No. 45 in the latest NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings, a system adopted last year based on a team's strength of schedule -- and its opponents' strength of schedule -- as well as where games are played, margin of victory and offensive and defensive efficiency.