NCAA Tournament March Madness

#55 Missouri

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Projected seed: 8

Missouri’s profile is built on eye-catching wins and a couple of ugly blemishes, and that combination explains where it stands: a road victory at Kentucky and a home win over Florida, plus a strong showing against Auburn, demonstrate the offense’s upside and an ability to win in hostile settings, while a lopsided neutral loss to Illinois and a heavy defeat at Kansas expose defensive flaws and inconsistency away from home. The remaining conference slate gives clear opportunities to settle the resume with meaningful home dates like Oklahoma and Mississippi State and a challenging road run that includes Alabama and Arkansas, so success in those spots would quiet concerns. For now the good wins and the chance to add more meaningful victories keep Missouri on the tournament side of the ledger, but the severe neutral setback and uneven defense keep it from vaulting into the top tier.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Howard267W88-67
11/7SE Missouri St249W89-84
11/9VMI338W106-68
11/12Minnesota83W83-60
11/17Prairie View295W91-73
11/20South Dakota287W102-68
11/25S Carolina St360W98-66
11/28Cleveland St332W86-59
12/2@Notre Dame74L76-71
12/7@Kansas17L80-60
12/11Alabama St298W85-77
12/14Bethune-Cookman263W82-60
12/22(N)Illinois6L91-48
1/3Florida9W76-74
1/7@Kentucky26W73-68
1/10@Mississippi59L76-69
1/14Auburn34W84-74
1/17@LSU4333%
1/20Georgia3047%
1/24Oklahoma5864%
1/27@Alabama1617%
1/31Mississippi St7970%
2/7@South Carolina8249%
2/11@Texas A&M4232%
2/14Texas3751%
2/18Vanderbilt1128%
2/21@Arkansas2322%
2/24Tennessee2140%
2/28@Mississippi St7948%
3/3@Oklahoma5842%
3/7Arkansas2342%