Arkansas football's season is quickly approaching. With just under 54 days until the Razorbacks take the field, the preseason rankings are flooding in. Phil Steele released his 2025 college football season preview and ranked all 136 teams from first to last. And where Arkansas ranks may surprise some.
Where Phil Steele ranks Arkansas
Steele ranked the Hogs at No. 33, just a few spots away from breaking into the top 25. However, fans should take this ranking with a grain of salt. Despite Arkansas' decent position, Steele has 11 SEC teams ranked ahead of them. The only teams behind the Hogs are Mississippi State, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and, surprisingly, Missouri.
With all the production Arkansas is replacing via the Transfer Portal, the Hogs are lucky they're being thought of as highly as they are. However, Sam Pittman did hit the portal with a purpose this season, bringing in studs on the offensive line to give the most important returning piece, Taylen Green, a chance. Defensively, the Hogs had to replace more, so it may be up to the offense to make Steele's rankings a reality for the Razorbacks.
Phil Steele SEC rankings
- Texas (3)
- Alabama (4)
- Georgia (7)
- Oklahoma (8)
- Texas A&M (9)
- Florida (10)
- LSU (11)
- Tennessee (20)
- Ole Miss (22)
- Auburn (24)
- South Carolina (27)
- Arkansas (33)
- Vanderbilt (38)
- Missouri (43)
- Kentucky (50)
- Mississippi State (55)
Phil Steele top 25
- Penn State
- Notre Dame
- Texas
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Clemson
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- Texas A&M
- Florida
- LSU
- Michigan
- Oregon
- Miami
- Arizona State
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Baylor
- Utah
- Tennessee
- USC
- Ole Miss
- SMU
- Auburn
- Texas Tech