Razorbacks Can't Move Up with Outback Bowl Win
When the celebration started after Arkansas' 24-10 domination over Penn State in the Outback Bowl, you figured that would move them up into the Top 20 of the after-bowls final ranking.
Nope.
The Razorbacks only moved up one spot, to No. 21.
The Hogs were the fifth-ranked team in the final Associated Press poll released after Georgia's beat-down of Alabama for the national championship Monday night.
Arkansas was one of two nine-win teams ranked in the final poll (North Carolina State was the other one) and the fifth-ranked SEC team.
The Hogs' 9-4 finish was the best for the program since 11 wins in 2011.
Preseason predictions for next season have Arkansas solidly in the Top 20.
Now they've got to figure out how to plug some holes to get there.
Final AP Rankings
1. Georgia
2. Alabama
3. Michigan
4. Cincinnati
5. Baylor
6. Ohio State
7. Oklahoma State
8. Notre Dame
9. Michigan State
10. Oklahoma
11. Ole Miss
12. Utah
13. Pitt
14. Clemson
15. Wake Forest
16. Louisiana
17. Houston
18. Kentucky
19. BYU
20. North Carolina State
21. Arkansas
22. Oregon
23. Iowa
24. Utah State
25. San Diego State
The Hogs' schedule for 2022 will be easier than the toughest schedule in football they faced in 2021 and pulled out eight wins during the regular season.
In addition to Alabama and Ole Miss, the Hogs will face Cincinnati along with an SEC West lineup plus South Carolina, who finished this past year as strong as anyone, getting a bowl win.
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