Spring Break
Bubble bursters?
Arkansas looks to sweep LSU
Bart Pohlman
Issue date: 2/8/07 Section: Sports
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This game is crucial for each team, as Arkansas and LSU both find themselves sitting "on the bubble" when it comes to NCAA Tournament talk. Currently, Arkansas is better off that LSU. The Razorbacks are No. 34 in the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index, while LSU is No. 86.
Arkansas also has several quality wins. The Razorbacks beat No. 9 (RPI ranking) Southern Illinois, No. 40 West Virginia, No. 88 Oakland and No. 26 Alabama twice.
However, the Razorbacks also have some bad losses. Arkansas lost at No. 89 Missouri and at No. 81 South Carolina.
LSU has key wins over No. 13 Texas A&M and No. 64 Mississippi. But the bad outweighs the good for the Tigers. LSU has home losses to No. 60 Wichita St. and No. 48 Vanderbilt. The Tigers also have road losses to No. 87 Mississippi State and No. 75 Washington.
ESPN's Joe Lunardi, who projects the NCAA Tournament field throughout the season, currently has Arkansas in the tournament as a No. 11 seed. He has the Razorbacks matched up against Stanford of the Pac-10 in the St. Louis Regional bracket. However, Lunardi does not have LSU in the field at all.
Both teams have work left to do, but it is clear that the Razorbacks are in better shape as of right now. That could all change Saturday with an LSU victory over Arkansas.
The Razorbacks need to hold serve at home, and picking up another road win or two wouldn't hurt their cause. LSU, on the other hand, needs to break out of their current losing streak and get some help from teams ahead of them.
Tip-off Saturday is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. in the Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge.
Arkansas also has several quality wins. The Razorbacks beat No. 9 (RPI ranking) Southern Illinois, No. 40 West Virginia, No. 88 Oakland and No. 26 Alabama twice.
However, the Razorbacks also have some bad losses. Arkansas lost at No. 89 Missouri and at No. 81 South Carolina.
LSU has key wins over No. 13 Texas A&M and No. 64 Mississippi. But the bad outweighs the good for the Tigers. LSU has home losses to No. 60 Wichita St. and No. 48 Vanderbilt. The Tigers also have road losses to No. 87 Mississippi State and No. 75 Washington.
ESPN's Joe Lunardi, who projects the NCAA Tournament field throughout the season, currently has Arkansas in the tournament as a No. 11 seed. He has the Razorbacks matched up against Stanford of the Pac-10 in the St. Louis Regional bracket. However, Lunardi does not have LSU in the field at all.
Both teams have work left to do, but it is clear that the Razorbacks are in better shape as of right now. That could all change Saturday with an LSU victory over Arkansas.
The Razorbacks need to hold serve at home, and picking up another road win or two wouldn't hurt their cause. LSU, on the other hand, needs to break out of their current losing streak and get some help from teams ahead of them.
Tip-off Saturday is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. in the Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge.
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Jeff
posted 2/08/07 @ 5:51 PM EST
Tip-off is at 2:05 p.m. instead of 12:05.
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