FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas moved up four spots to No. 16 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday.
The Razorbacks are scheduled to play No. 7 Texas A&M on Saturday in Arlington, Texas, in the top matchup of ranked teams in the AP poll. CBS will televise the game beginning at 2:30 p.m.
The only other top-25 matchup of the week is between No. 12 Notre Dame and No. 18 Wisconsin in Chicago.
Arkansas (3-0) is coming off of a 45-10 victory over Georgia Southern in its first game as a ranked team in five years. The No. 16 ranking is the Razorbacks’ highest since October 2016, when Arkansas reached No. 16 in the poll before a 49-30 loss to top-ranked Alabama at home.
Texas A&M (3-0) enters the Southwest Classic off of a 34-0 home victory over New Mexico.
The Razorbacks and Aggies are among seven SEC programs in this week’s top 25, led by No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Georgia. Other ranked teams include Florida (11), Ole Miss (13) and Auburn (23).
AP Top 25 Poll, Sept. 19
1 Alabama (3-0)
2 Georgia (3-0)
3 Oregon (3-0)
4 Oklahoma (3-0)
5 Iowa (3-0)
6 Penn State (3-0)
7 Texas A&M (3-0)
8 Cincinnati (3-0)
9 Clemson (2-1)
10 Ohio State (2-1)
11 Florida (2-1)
12 Notre Dame (3-0)
13 Ole Miss (3-0)
14 Iowa State (2-1)
15 BYU (3-0)
16 Arkansas (3-0)
17 Coastal Carolina (3-0)
18 Wisconsin (1-1)
19 Michigan (3-0)
20 Michigan State (3-0)
21 North Carolina (2-1)
22 Fresno State (3-1)
23 Auburn (2-1)
24 UCLA (2-1)
25 Kansas State (3-0)