by Oliver Grigg

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas will begin the 2023 season as a top-10 team.

The Razorbacks are ranked No. 7 in Collegiate Baseball’s Fabulous 50 preseason poll, which was released Tuesday morning. It is Arkansas’ highest ranking in the publication’s preseason poll since the 2018 campaign, when the Hogs checked in at No. 3.

Arkansas posted a 46-21 overall record in 2022, highlighted by the program’s 11th trip to the College World Series and its third in the last four full seasons. The Razorbacks are the only team in the country with at least 45 wins in each of the last five full seasons.

The SEC leads all conferences with six teams in the top 10 and 12 teams in the top 50. Eight SEC programs, including Arkansas (No. 7), are in the top 25: LSU (No. 1), Florida (No. 2) Texas A&M (No. 4), Tennessee (No. 5), Vanderbilt (No. 9), Mississippi State (No. 22) and Ole Miss (No. 24).

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