These are the teams most likely to join Arkansas in Fayetteville Regional


The warm-ups are finished. Arkansas’ real season is set to begin.

Dave Van Horn’s bunch will host the Fayetteville Regional almost assuredly when the NCAA Tournament field is announced Monday. The only question is what number seed the Diamond Hogs get.

The smart money is that Arkansas is in the top eight. After all, the Razorbacks were a top-10 team practically all season and were in the top five more than half it, including now. Even Saturday’s defeat to Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament semifinals won’t knock them from that perch.

A top-eight seed is important because it would mean if Arkansas wins its own regional, it would then host the Super Regionals in the next round, too.

But one thing at a time.

Let’s examine the teams most likely to join the Diamond Hogs in Fayetteville. Keep in mind, this is no guarantee and we are going to look at the best possibilities, not the only possibilities. Conference tournaments don’t end until Sunday, anyway.

Regardless, some familiar faces will be around undoubtedly.

Dallas Baptist

Conference: Conference USA

Regular-season finish: 1st

Tournament finish: 1st

Record: 45-13, 21-5

Likely seed: No. 2

Last played in Fayetteville Regional in 2018.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma pitcher Carson Pierce (21) pitches during the Bedlam baseball game between the <a class="link " href="https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaw/teams/oklahoma/" data-ylk="slk:Oklahoma Sooners;elm:context_link;itc:0">Oklahoma Sooners</a> and the Oklahoma State Cowboys at L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman, Okla., on Saturday, May 20, 2023.
Oklahoma pitcher Carson Pierce (21) pitches during the Bedlam baseball game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Oklahoma State Cowboys at L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman, Okla., on Saturday, May 20, 2023.

Conference: Big 12

Regular-season finish: 7th

Tournament finish: 1-2

Record: 31-26, 11-13

Likely seed: No. 3

Never played in Fayetteville Regional, but lost to Arkansas in 2009 Norman Regional.

Oral Roberts

Conference: Summit League

Regular-season finish: 1st

Tournament finish: 1st

Record: 46-11, 23-1

Likely seed: No. 4

Last played in Fayetteville Regional in 2018

Texas

Conference: Big 12

Regular-season finish: 1st

Tournament finish: 0-2

Record: 38-20, 15-9

Likely seed: No. 2

Never played in Fayetteville Regional.

Texas Tech

Conference: Big 12

Regular-season finish: 6th

Tournament finish: 2-2

Record: 39-21, 12-12

Likely seed: No. 3

Sam Houston State

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Sammy Bearkat, mascot of Sam Houston State University, dances to live music during A Taste of Texas on the south Capitol of Texas lawn Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The event showcased 10 restaurants that represent the food of their Texas cities as a celebration following the inauguration of Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick.
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Conference: Western Athletic

Regular-season finish: 2nd

Tournament finish: 1st

Record: 38-23, 22-8

Likely seed: No. 4

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