Arkansas earns No. 1 status after Tyson Invitational performances
FAYETTEVILLE – Razorback talent was on display during the Tyson Invitational and marks produced this past weekend elevated Arkansas to No. 1 status in the USTFCCCA national ratings index.
The previous two weeks the Razorbacks ranked No. 11 as part of the squad were limited due to a flu bug. With a majority of the team supplying current top 16 marks in various events, the result was reaching No. 1 in this week’s ratings.
Following Arkansas in the updated ratings are Tennessee, Oregon, Kansas State, Penn State, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Georgia, Virginia, and Florida among the top10.
In the first NCAA Indoor form chart published by Dyestat, the Razorbacks are predicted to claim the team title with 42 points over 40 for Oregon. The rest of the top 10 includes Texas A&M (39), Georgia (36), Oklahoma (28), Ole Miss (28), Penn State (27), Auburn (26), Kansas State (25), and Villanova (21).
The Razorbacks have won a record 21 NCAA Indoor championships, most recently in 2023. Arkansas will host the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships on March 13-14, marking the 14th time the event has been held at Randal Tyson Track Center since hosting for the first time in 2000.
Victorious Hog Calls have celebrated five Razorback men’s NCAA titles at the Tyson Center in 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2013.
Arkansas currently has 15 marks that rank among the top 16 while another four marks rank among the top 22.
Arkansas Men | Current national ranking
| 60m | 6.52 | =3) | Jelani Watkins |
| 6.58 | =14) | Jamarion Stubbs | |
| 200m | 20.43 | 3) | Jelani Watkins |
| 20.56 | 7) | Tevijon Williams | |
| 20.72 | 21) | Jamarion Stubbs | |
| 20.73 | 22) | Dapriest Hogans | |
| 400m | 45.38 | 4) | Devyn Wright |
| 800m | 1:46.11 | 8) | Tyrice Taylor |
| 1:46.30 | 11) | Rivaldo Marshall | |
| 3,000m | 7:43.66 | 17) | Ernest Cheruiyot |
| 7:43.96 | 20) | Brian Masai | |
| 5,000m | 13:17.48 | 7) | Ernest Cheruiyot |
| 60m Hurdles | 7.48 | 2) | Jerome Campbell |
| 7.53 | 6) | Vashaun Vascianna | |
| 7.55 | =7) | Abdoul Sy-Savane | |
| 7.59 | =15) | Karamoko Sacko | |
| 4 x 400m | 3:03.40 | 9) | Arkansas |
| High Jump | 7-3 (2.21) | =8) | Scottie Vines |
| Triple Jump | 53-6.5 (16.32) | 12) | Abraham Johnson |
