One thing the Arkansas Razorbacks (RV, 34 points) have going for them entering their 3 p.m. ET Sunday showdown at the No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks is that they are coming off a true test against the No. 3 LSU Tigers.
In fact, the Razorbacks have played three games against currently ranked teams since the Gamecocks’ last game against a currently ranked team. Arkansas played now-No. 23 Oregon on Dec. 20 and LSU on Dec. 29, while South Carolina hasn’t faced a true test since defeating now-No. 9 UCLA on Nov. 29.
Yes, the Gamecocks have won 17 in a row against ranked opponents and seven in a row against Top 5 opponents, and that was a big storyline early this season after they defeated now-No. 11 Maryland, now-No. 4 Stanford and UCLA. However, the Gamecocks haven’t been tested lately!
And even though it’s not ranked, Arkansas is no pushover. The Razorbacks are the third team out of the rankings, were ranked as recently as Dec. 26 and are coming off a down-to-the-wire battle against red-hot Angel Reese and LSU.
The good news for South Carolina is that, while it may have faced easy competition of late, it has been dominating. In their last three games, the Gamecocks have defeated Kentucky 95-66, Missouri 81-50 and Vanderbilt 96-48. Arkansas played that same Vanderbilt…
