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On Monday, the Associated Press released its preseason college basketball top 25 poll, and four of Memphis’ non-conference opponents appeared on the poll. In addition to the four ranked teams, three non-conference opponents received votes, and Arkansas, who the Tigers will play in an exhibition game, also appeared on the poll.
Penny Hardaway has always put together tough non-conference schedules, and this will be another daunting schedule for Memphis.
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Texas comes in as the highest-ranked opponent on the Tigers’ schedule, debuting at No. 7, and Hardaway’s team will travel to Austin for that game on December 16. Memphis will also travel to Nashville to play No. 24 Vanderbilt in early November for another road game against a top 25 team.
Hardaway’s team will see No. 18 Iowa State in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to start the season in a neutral-site contest.
Outside of those three games, the Tigers will host the remaining four teams listed in or around the top 25.
Memphis will start the season with four straight games against teams in or around the top 25 before hosting Evansville on November 22. Hardaway’s team will start the season vs. No. 18 Iowa State, home against VCU, on the road No. 24 Vanderbilt before hosting No. 11 Louisville.
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That’s a brutal stretch to start the season, but it will gave Hardaway a good idea of who his team is early in the year. KenPom currently predicts the Tigers to lose all four of those game to start the year.
In addition to the non-conference opponents, Memphis will play Arkansas in an exhibition game on Wednesday, October 28. The Razorbacks debuted at No. 12 in the AP poll.
*Listed in order of schedule*
No. 12 Arkansas (Exhibition)
Arkansas brought in the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation, including three top 20 players in the class of 2026. Combo guard Jordan Smith Jr. looks like he could be one of the best freshmen in the country, while small forward JJ Andrews and power forward Abdou Toure will also play big rolls for the…
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