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NCAA Bracketlogy: Five Teams Miami Hurricanes are Most Likely to Play

By Alan Rubenstein

Mar 9, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Miami Hurricanes guard Davon Reed (5) controls the ball against North Carolina Tar Heels guard Nate Britt (0) during the second half of an ACC Conference Tournament game at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sportsat Barclays Center.
Mar 9, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Miami Hurricanes guard Davon Reed (5) controls the ball against North Carolina Tar Heels guard Nate Britt (0) during the second half of an ACC Conference Tournament game at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sportsat Barclays Center. /
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Mar 4, 2017; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks bench celebrates after guard Jonathan Holmes (not pictured) scores in the final minutes of the second half against the Georgia Bulldogs at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas defeated Georgia 85-67. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports /

Arkansas

Arkansas has had a rich basketball history. They won the 1994 national championship and were the runner up the next season. They also have trips to the 1941, ’45, ’78 and ’90 final fours.

This will be the Razorbacks second NCAA Tournament bid in the last three seasons. They previously made three in a row from 2007-09.  This year will mark their 31st NCAA Tournament appearance. The Hogs are 41-30 in their 30 appearances.

Arkansas‘ biggest win this season came against South Carolina who is 33rd in the RPI. The Razorbacks have built their resume against teams ranked 26-100. They are 4-2 against teams 26-50 and 6-0 against teams 51-100.

They did have some bad losses including Mississippi State who is 146th in the RPI and Missouri who is 246th. They have played well away from home with a 6-5 record on the road and 2-0 record on neutral courts.

They have a balanced attack led by Senior Guard Dusty Hannahs. He leads four Razorbacks in double figures at 14. 6 points per game. Moses Kingsley leads the frontcourt at 12.4 PPG, 7.8 RPG and 2.4 blocks.

They are a solid offense that ranks in the upper third in most Division I categories on the offensive end. Arkansas does not take a lot of threes, but their 36.9 percentage ranks 88th in D1. Their 75.9 percentage from the stripe is 25th nationally.

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