A disappoint loss to Vanderbilt has Mizzou on the outside looking in for a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
It was a missed opportunity for the Missouri Tigers in the 97-93 overtime loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday. With the disappointing result, Mizzou no longer controls their own destiny to get a top four seed in the SEC Tournament — and perhaps the NCAA Tournament as well.
On paper, this will just go down as a Quad 1 loss on Missouri’s resume. This just goes to show that winning on the road is extremely difficult — especially in the best conference in college basketball.
Mizzou is currently 6-8 in Quad 1 games, 14th in the NET rankings, 12th on KenPom, and 8th on Bart Torvik. Though if Missouri doesn’t land a protected seed in the NCAA Tournament — they can look back at this Vanderbilt loss as the reason why.
There’s still an opportunity to finish strong here. Beat Oklahoma and Kentucky and go on a run in the SEC Tournament to get the best possible seed in the NCAA Tournament.
As of right now, Mizzou checks in as a No. 5 seed in this latest edition of Rock-M-Tology.
NO. 1 SEEDS:
- Auburn (South)
- Duke (East)
- Houston (Midwest)
- Tennessee (West)
LAST FOUR IN:
- Ohio State
- Baylor
- North Carolina
- Indiana
FIRST FOUR OUT:
- Wake Forest
- Nebraska
- Texas
- Oklahoma
SEED LIST:
1: Auburn, Duke, Houston, Tennessee
2: Florida, Alabama, Michigan State, Iowa State
3: Texas Tech, Texas A&M, St. John’s, Wisconsin
4: Michigan, Purdue, Kentucky, Clemson,
5: Arizona, Missouri, Maryland, Oregon
6: Mississippi State, Marquette, UCLA, St. Mary’s
7: Louisville, Memphis, BYU, Ole Miss
8: Illinois, Vanderbilt, Kansas, Gonzaga
9: Creighton, Utah State, UConn, West Virginia
10: VCU, Drake, San Diego State, New Mexico
11: Ohio State/UNC, Baylor/Indiana, Arkansas, Georgia
FIRST FOUR GAMES IN DAYTON:
- (11) Ohio State vs (11) North Carolina
- (11) Arkansas vs (11) Indiana
- (16) Bryant vs (16) Southern
- (16) Central Connecticut State vs (16) Norfolk State
South Region Bracket (Atlanta)
1) Auburn vs 16) Bryant/Southern
8) Gonzaga vs 9) West Virginia
5) Oregon vs 12) UC-San Diego
4) Clemson vs 13) Jacksonville State
6) St. Mary’s vs 11) Arkansas
3) Wisconsin vs 14) Montana
7) Ole Miss vs 10) New Mexico
2) Iowa State vs 15) Quinnipiac
West Region Bracket (San Francisco)
1) Tennessee vs 16) American
8) Illinois vs 9) Creighton
5) Arizona vs 12) UC-San Diego
4) Michigan vs 13) Yale
6) Mississippi State vs 11) Ohio State/UNC
3) Texas Tech vs 14) Utah Valley
7) Louisville vs 10) VCU
2) Florida vs 15) Nebraska-Omaha
East Region Bracket (Newark)
1) Duke vs 16) Central Connecticut State/Norfolk State
8) Kansas vs 9) UConn
5) Maryland vs 12) Xavier
4) Kentucky vs 13) Akron
6) UCLA vs 11) Georgia
3) St. John’s vs 14) South Alabama
7) BYU vs 10) San Diego State
2) Michigan State vs 15) Robert Morris
Midwest Region Bracket (Indianapolis)
1) Houston vs 16) Southeast Missouri State
8) Vanderbilt vs 9) Utah State
5) Missouri vs 12) McNeese State
4) Purdue vs 13) Towson
6) Marquette vs 11) Baylor/Indiana
3) Texas A&M vs 14) High Point
7) Memphis vs 10) Drake
2) Alabama vs 15) North Alabama
First Glance At A Final Four:
Auburn, Florida, Duke, Houston
Second Glance: Auburn, Florida, Duke, Alabama
Missouri’s inevitable path to destiny:
McNeese State, Purdue, Houston, Alabama, Duke, Auburn … Yeah, let’s try and get a 4 seed.