NCAA Tournament March Madness

#176 Missouri

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Missouri's path to the Big Dance this year is clear cut—they need to come away with an automatic bid by winning their conference tournament. Their season has been a tumultuous journey with peaks showing their potential, like the heart-stopping win at Pittsburgh and the near-upset of Kansas, contrasted sharply by valleys, including the home loss to Jackson State and a string of defeats to high-ranking SEC teams. Despite flashes of brilliance, the Tigers have not demonstrated the consistency needed in their overall play, particularly against conference foes, to warrant an at-large bid. The Tigers have had their moments on offense, but it's been the inability to lock down defensively against top-tier teams that's anchored them outside of the tournament bubble. Upsetting elite programs like Kentucky or Alabama could have swung their fortunes, but the losses piled up, leaving them without a signature win necessary for a shiny tournament resume.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6Ark Pine Bluff345W101-79
11/10Memphis63L70-55
11/13SIUE294W68-50
11/16@Minnesota91W70-68
11/19Jackson St306L73-72
11/22S Carolina St290W82-59
11/25Loyola MD358W78-70
11/28@Pittsburgh46W71-64
12/3Wichita St159W82-72
12/9@Kansas22L73-64
12/17(N)Seton Hall56L93-87
12/22(N)Illinois8L97-73
12/30Cent Arkansas336W92-59
1/6Georgia99L75-68
1/9@Kentucky15L90-77
1/13South Carolina16L71-69
1/16@Alabama13L93-75
1/20Florida18L79-67
1/23@Texas A&M27L63-57
1/27@South Carolina16L72-64
1/31Arkansas111L91-84
2/3@Vanderbilt224L68-61
2/7Texas A&M27L79-60
2/10Mississippi St21L75-51
2/17@Mississippi71L79-76
2/20Tennessee6L72-67
2/24@Arkansas111L88-73
2/28@Florida18L83-74
3/2Mississippi71L84-78
3/5Auburn4L101-74
3/9@LSU100L84-80
3/13(N)Georgia99L64-59