ESPN’s Joe Lunardi shares where Mizzou stands after dropping regular-season finale
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The metaphorical bubble in college basketball is the talk of the town at this time of the year, as fans across the nation are worried about whether or not their teams will be selected to participate in March Madness.
The SEC features plenty of such squads, as a host of league teams are sweating it out as Selection Sunday looms just a week away.
Missouri is one of such teams, with the Tigers hovering around the bubble after dropping their final two regular season games. An 88-84 defeat at the hands of Arkansas–Mizzou’s second of the year to the Hogs–was a missed opportunity and means that Dennis Gates’ group still has work to do at the SEC Tournament in Nashville.
When it comes to how much the Tigers will need to do, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi is a good source of knowledge to answer that question, and he updated his bracketology predictions on Sunday.
Following Mizzou’s loss to Arkansas, Lunardi has the Tigers featured in his ‘Last Four Byes’ category just behind NC State and ahead of Texas and UCF.
At 10-8 in the SEC, eighth-seeded Missouri has earned a bye in the league’s tournament and will await the winner of No. 16 LSU vs. No. 9 Kentucky at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday.
What will be Mizzou’s NCAA Tournament fate? Kalshi is taking action on predictions!
Parker is currently the sports editor for the Enterprise-Journal in McComb, Mississippi. He's a graduate from Mizzou who has experience covering the Tiger football and basketball beats for SB Nation, and he's worked for a variety of sports news outlets in the past.
