Arkansas finishes 18th in coaches' poll

Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn, right, argues with home plate umpire Brandon Cooper during the ninth inning of an NCAA Tournament game Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Fayetteville.

— Arkansas was ranked No. 18 in the final USA Today Coaches' Poll, released following the completion of the College World Series.

Final Ranking

Arkansas has been ranked in the final coaches' poll 10 times since 2004. Here were the team's final ranking each year:

2017: 18

2016: NR

2015: 8

2014: NR

2013: 18

2012: 3

2011: 23

2010: 14

2009: 6

2008: NR

2007: 21

2006: 22

2005: NR

2004: 8

The No. 18 ranking was down six spots from where the Razorbacks were ranked going into the NCAA postseason.

Arkansas was eliminated with a 3-2 loss to Missouri State in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional championship game on June 5. Missouri State, which lost to TCU in the super regional round, finished No. 13.

It is the seventh time in the past nine seasons the Razorbacks have been ranked in the final coaches' poll. Arkansas has 10 top 25 finishes in Dave Van Horn's 15 seasons as the program's head coach.

The Razorbacks (45-19) were the lowest of seven ranked SEC teams in the final poll. National champion Florida received all 27 first-place votes, followed by national runner-up LSU at No. 2.

Texas A&M, which advanced to the College World Series after making the tournament as one of the final at-large teams, was No. 8, followed by SEC teams Kentucky (10), Mississippi State (12) and Vanderbilt (16).

North Carolina (13) and Texas Tech (15) finished ranked ahead of the teams - Davidson (23) and Sam Houston State (19), respectively - that eliminated them in the regional round. North Carolina and Texas Tech, both of which were national seeds in the tournament, were the only teams ranked among the top 16 that did not make it to the super regionals.