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Arkansas, Oklahoma Almost Mirror Images Except for What Each Needs from Series
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Arkansas, Oklahoma Almost Mirror Images Except for What Each Needs from Series

Arkansas Razorbacks On SI·Kent Smith·25 days ago
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When it comes to Arkansas and Oklahoma baseball, there is a lot that is the same. Both teams wear basically the same colors when they hit the field. The Razorbacks have a .653 overall winning percentage while the Sooners are .652. Arkansas is tied with Florida and Alabama for No. 6 in the SEC while Oklahoma is tied with Ole Miss one spot below. They two teams even played the same weekend schedule in Arlington to open the season, then stuck around to squeeze in an additional non-conference game the following Monday. However, even though the teams are so alike in almost every way, Oklahoma finds itself leaning heavily on its RPI rating to convince the NCAA selection committee it's a high quality team while Arkansas has been left pointing to series wins to make its argument. As a result, the Razorbacks head into the weekend looking to claim another signature series win, but mostly want the win because it should raise an RPI rating that keeps inexplicably dropping as the Hogs keep winning.…

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