The Morning Commute for Tuesday, January 21

Welcome to the Morning Commute

Today we’re talking about a ranked Mizzou Hoops squad.

As expected, your Missouri Basketball Tigers are ranked! They come in at No. 22 in the latest AP Top 25 poll following a 15-3 (4-1 SEC) start to the season.

Mizzou is one of 9 SEC teams currently ranked in the poll.

Caleb Grill led the Tigers to a huge 2-0 week, scoring 22 points in the road win over Florida, and 17 points in the home victory over Arkansas. With those performances, Grill was named SEC Player of the Week by the league on Monday, and deservingly so.

Grill joins Tamar Bates who have won SEC Player of the Week awards thus far this season.

Great things happening with Mizzou Hoops as of late, and it was Norm Stewart’s birthday on Monday. Happy 90th, Norm!

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Yesterday at Rock M and Rock M+

• Morning Commute from Josh Matejka: Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
• SBN Reacts from Josh Matejka: Ohio State favored among fans to win big

“As we mentioned on Friday, Ohio State is the betting favorite to win by two scores, and it’s hard to disagree — they’ve looked unstoppable since their shock loss in The Game late last year. But Notre Dame is no slouch: They trounced Georgia on top of handling Indiana and Penn State to get here.”

A look at the poll results from the CFP National Championship Game.

• Study Hall from Sam Snelling: Mizzou 83, Arkansas 65

“They look destined for an NCAA Tournament berth. Starting 4-1 gives you some leeway. They still likely need to get to 9-9. But I’m sure nobody is thinking of squeezing into the tournament with how they’ve been playing.”

At this point, Mizzou is playing for NCAA Tournament seeding. Not just to get in.

• Rock M Tology from me: Mizzou Basketball is in the NCAA Tournament Conversation

“In this first edition of Rock M Tology, Missouri is one spot below that as a No. 7 seed. The Tigers’ non-conference schedule wasn’t the strongest, so they will still need to keep stacking Quadrant 1 wins to better their seeding.”

Texas and Ole Miss this week are both Quad 1 opportunities for Mizzou.

• Over at Rock M+: Lineup Performance for Mizzou vs Arkansas and an Early Lookahead vs Texas. Also, DataMizzou’s latest Bracket Projection plus his latest The Verdict. On the football side of things, an update on 2026 recruiting.

Rock M Radio: Dive Cuts Live: Mizzou Basketball’s 4-1 start to SEC play

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