Longtime South Carolina beat writer Josh Kendall believes Arkansas (3-3) is one of college football’s most underrated this season.

Following the Razorbacks’ narrow loss to Alabama on Saturday, Kendall put Bret Bielema’s team No. 16 on his latest Top 25 ballot, one of the few voters to do so.

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Arkansas has 10 total votes this week. The SEC’s other three-loss teams, South Carolina and Tennessee, have one vote combined.

The Razorbacks have lost to Auburn, Texas A&M and Alabama this season. They’ve won their other three contests by an average of 41.6 points per game.

Josh Kendall’s AP Top 25 ballot for the week of Oct. 12

1. Mississippi State
2. Florida State
3. Ole Miss
4. Baylor
5. Auburn
6. Notre Dame
7. Michigan State
8. TCU
9. Oregon
10. Oklahoma
11. Alabama
12. Georgia
13. Kansas State
14. Oklahoma State
15. Texas A&M
16. Arkansas
17. East Carolina
18. Ohio State
19. West Virginia
20. UCLA
21. Arizona State
22. Stanford
23. Arizona
24. Iowa
25. Virginia