Arkansas surges 17 spots as Little Rock falls 54 before tipoff

Versus's preseason board has flipped hard on both of these sides. Arkansas has climbed 17 places since the preseason to sit No. 104 in the country, while Ark Little Rock has slid 54 spots to No. 267, a gap of 163 places between them heading into Monday's non-conference meeting.

The records explain the shift. Arkansas is 4-0, the best mark in women's college basketball, and has been blowing teams out while doing it, including a 127-48 result on Nov. 2 as part of a four-game winning streak. Versus grades that attack an A offense, 29th nationally, though the defense lags at a C+ and 183rd. Ark Little Rock, by contrast, has dropped three straight, including a 71-64 setback on Nov. 12, and its C- offense has struggled to keep pace with a steadier B- defense.

Arkansas leads the series 4-0 in four meetings since 2022, including a sweep of all four games, and Versus's projection points to another lopsided result, with the Razorbacks favored 85 percent of the time and an expected final of 79-63.