NEW ORLEANS – The first national coaches’ cross country poll following the first two weekends of action have Arkansas remaining in the No. 9 position they held in the preseason poll.
The Razorbacks also remain the top SEC school in the national poll with Alabama No. 10 and Ole Miss at No. 16.
In the NCAA South Central Region poll, Arkansas remained in the No. 1 position over Rice, Texas, Texas A&M, and SMU.
Arkansas races again this Saturday in Joplin, Missouri, at the Missouri Southern Stampede. The Razorbacks compete over 5,000m with a start time of 8:30 a.m.
The Razorbacks will race on its home course at Agri Park on Friday, September 30, with a start time of 4:30 p.m. in the Chile Pepper Festival.
Chile Pepper Festival – Friday, Sept. 30, 2022
| 3:15 p.m. | Women’s Collegiate Prairie Fire Pepper 5k |
| 3:45 p.m. | Men’s Collegiate Prairie Fire Pepper 8k |
| 4:30 p.m. | College Women’s 5k |
| 5:00 p.m. | McDonnell Memorial College Men’s 8k |
| 6:00 p.m. | Awards |
| 1 | NC State | |
| 2 | New Mexico | |
| 3 | Colorado | |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | |
| 5 | Stanford | |
| 6 | Notre Dame | |
| 7 | BYU | |
| 8 | Washington | |
| 9 | Arkansas | |
| 10 | Alabama | |
| 11 | Michigan | |
| 12 | Wisconsin | |
| 13 | North Carolina | |
| 14 | Colorado State | |
| 15 | Providence | |
| 16 | Ole Miss | |
| 17 | Oregon | |
| 18 | Utah | |
| 19 | Georgetown | |
| 20 | Harvard | |
| 21 | Northern Arizona | |
| 22 | Michigan State | |
| 23 | Gonzaga | |
| 24 | Iowa State | |
| 25 | West Virginia | |
| 26 | Oregon State | |
| 27 | Illinois | |
| 28 | Furman | |
| =29 | Minnesota | |
| =29 | Utah Valley |
| 1. Arkansas, 2. Rice, 3. Texas, 4. Texas A&M, 5. SMU, 6. LSU, 7. Tulane, 8. New Orleans, 9. TCU, 10. Arkansas State. |