Arkansas Softball Tabbed No. 8 in D1Softball Poll

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas softball earned a No. 8 preseason ranking in the D1Softball Preseason Poll that was released on Tuesday morning.

The Razorbacks are one of eight SEC programs to earn a spot in the poll, the most by any conference. Last year Arkansas began the season ranked No. 16 by D1Softball.

RankTeam2021 Record2021 Final Rank
1Oklahoma56-41
2Alabama52-93
3Oklahoma State48-125
4UCLA47-76
5Florida45-1110
6Florida State49-13-12
7Washington45-149
8Arkansas43-1111
9Texas43-1416
10Missouri42-1713
11Virginia Tech37-1512
12Michigan38-820
13Duke44-1218
14Clemson44-819
15Arizona41-157
16Oregon40-1717
17LSU35-2214
18Tennessee42-1522
19Georgia34-238
20Kentucky43-1615
21Arizona State33-1621
22Louisiana47-12NR
23Northwestern30-17NR
24Liberty44-1525
25James Madison41-44

Last season, head coach Courtney Deifel guided the Hogs to their most successful season in school history, winning 43 games and capturing the program’s first SEC title and hosting NCAA Super Regionals for the first time.

Arkansas opens its 2022 schedule at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge with opening day slated for Thursday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m. against Rutgers. The Hogs open their home slate on Thursday, Feb. 17 against Wichita State, season tickets can be purchased HERE.

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