In the final College Football Playoff rankings, the Missouri Tigers stayed at No. 16 following a 42-13 loss in the SEC Championship to Alabama.
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The CFP committee never gave Missouri much respect, even when the Tigers had won six games in a row and won the SEC East.
At No. 16 prior to the SEC Championship, there wasn’t any chance Missouri would have made it into the final four spots even with a win in the conference championship, but the committee decided that a 29-point loss to Alabama didn’t warrant a drop in the final CFP rankings.
The Tigers will finish just outside the top-15.
Alabama, Oregon, FSU and Ohio State are the final four teams with the Big 12 getting snubbed as Baylor and TCU finish No. 5 and No. 6.
Drew Laing will be providing analysis and insight on Florida, Georgia, Missouri and South Carolina.
