Liberty ranked, Arkansas receiving votes in latest AP poll

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas will host a ranked soccer group in its return to Reynolds Razorback Stadium subsequent weekend. 

Liberty is ranked No. 23 on this week’s Related Press Prime 25. The Flames (7-1) are scheduled to play the Razorbacks (5-3) at 3 p.m. Saturday on SEC Community. 

Unranked final week, Liberty joined the AP rankings after a number of groups fell out of the ballot. The Flames acquired the second-most votes final week by a group that was unranked. They haven’t performed since a 41-14 victory over BYU on Oct. 22. 

Liberty is within the AP ballot for the primary time because it completed the 2020 season ranked seventeenth. The Flames have certified for a bowl for the fourth consecutive season beneath Hugh Freeze, the previous coach at Ole Miss and Arkansas State. 

It is going to be the third time Freeze brings a ranked group to Fayetteville. His Ole Miss groups have been ranked eighth in 2014 and twelfth in 2016 once they misplaced by scores of 30-0 and 34-30, respectively. 

Arkansas acquired 11 factors within the AP ballot this week — seventh most amongst unranked groups. The Razorbacks, who have been ranked tenth previous to a loss to Texas A&M in September that started a three-game dropping streak, have gained consecutive video games at BYU and Auburn by scores of 52-35 and 41-27. 

The Liberty recreation will likely be Arkansas’ first at residence since Oct. 1 and can start a three-game homestand. The Razorbacks will observe with video games towards Fifteenth-ranked LSU on Nov. 12 and Eleventh-ranked Ole Miss on Nov. 19.

An unranked Arkansas group will host a ranked group from exterior the Energy 5 for the primary time since November 2008, when the Razorbacks gained 30-23 over then-undefeated Tulsa, which was ranked 18th on the time. 

AP Prime 25 Ballot, Oct. 30

1. Georgia (8-0)

T2. Tennessee (8-0)

T2. Ohio State (8-0)

4. Michigan (8-0)

5. Clemson (8-0)

6. Alabama (7-1)

7. TCU (8-0)

8. Oregon (7-1)

9. Southern Cal (7-1)

10. UCLA (7-1)

11. Ole Miss (8-1)

12. Utah (6-2)

13. Kansas State (6-2)

14. Illinois (7-1)

15. LSU (6-2)

16. Penn State (6-2)

17. North Carolina (7-1)

18. Oklahoma State (6-2)

19. Tulane (7-1)

20. Wake Forest (6-2)

21. North Carolina State (6-2)

22. Syracuse (6-2)

23. Liberty (7-1)

24. Oregon State (6-2)

25. Central Florida (6-2)

Receiving Votes: Texas (58), Kentucky (57), Maryland (36), Cincinnati (32), Notre Dame (24), Washington (12), Arkansas (11), Baylor (9), Coastal Carolina (8), Florida State (8), Troy (7), Mississippi State (5), Boise State (4), East Carolina (2), South Carolina (2), Louisville (1), Texas-San Antonio (1)