FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) _ Despite a once-promising start to the season,
Arkansas’ hopes for returning to national prominence have never seemed as far as
away as they did following an 84-78 home loss to Mississippi State.
The Razorbacks (12-4, 1-3 Southeastern Conference) dropped from 27th to 41st in
the NCAA’s RPI ratings with Tuesday night’s loss, which marked the first time
since the 2008-09 season the school has started conference play with
back-to-back home defeats.
Arkansas has reached the NCAA Tournament only once in coach Mike Anderson’s
first five seasons.
The expectations this season were that the Razorbacks would make it for a
second time under Anderson, particularly with the return of preseason SEC Player
of the Year Moses Kinglsey and three of the top junior-college recruits in the
country.
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