After an upset victory over then-No. 1 ranked Kansas, the Missouri Tigers climbed up in the polls, just barely outside of the top 25 in the AP Poll.
Missouri has not been ranked since the conclusion of the 2022-’23 season, finishing the year at the No. 23 spot.
Missouri received 119 points in the AP Top 25, making the Tigers the fourth team out, or No. 29. Its win, along with Creighton’s win over the Jayhawks earlier in the week, sent Kansas from No. 1 to No. 10.
Missouri’s next best chance to earn a defining win and see a boost in the polls will come on Dec. 22, travelling to St. Louis to play Illinois in the Braggin’ Rights game. Illinois was ranked No. 19 in the previous AP Poll, but dropped out after a loss to Northwestern.
Missouri’s
(Rank, Team, First-Place Votes, Record, Points)
Tennessee (58), 8-0, 1544
Auburn (3), 8-1, 1438
Iowa State (1), 7-1, 1424
Duke, 7-2, 1295
Kentucky, 8-1, 1284
Marquette, 9-1, 1274
Alabama, 7-2, 1126
Gonzaga, 7-2, 1082
Florida, 9-0, 1030
Kansas, 7-2, 940
Purdue, 8-2, 840
Oregon, 9-1, 784
Oklahoma, 9-0, 567
Michigan, 8-1, 522
Houston, 5-3, 514
Clemson, 9-1, 491
Texas A&M, 8-2, 415
UConn, 7-3, 394
Ole Miss, 8-1, 379
Wisconsin, 8-2, 307
Michigan State, 8-2, 292
Cincinnati, 8-1, 288
San Diego State, 276
UCLA, 8-1, 229
Mississippi State, 8-1, 179
Others receiving votes: Baylor 150, Arizona St 143, Memphis 123, Missouri 119, Penn St. 90, Arkansas 89, Drake 67, Pittsburgh 62, Utah St. 57, Illinois 47, St. John’s 43, Maryland 39, Dayton 38, Creighton 32, Indiana 30, West Virginia 30, North Carolina 24, Georgia 21, Saint Mary’s 20, Texas 8, Rhode Island 3, Loyola Chicago 1.
(Rank, Team, First-Place Votes, Record, Points)
Tennessee (25), 8-0, 745
Auburn (5), 8-1, 709
Iowa State, 7-1, 673
Marquette, 9-1, 633
Kentucky, 8-1, 630
Duke, 7-2, 613
Florida, 9-0, 530
Alabama, 7-2, 525
Gonzaga, 7-2, 462
Kansas, 7-2, 449
Purdue, 8-2, 424
Oregon, 9-1, 377
Houston, 5-3, 304
Michigan, 8-1, 258
Ole Miss, 8-1, 249
Clemson, 9-1, 237
Oklahoma, 9-0, 233
Texas A&M, 8-2, 194
Michigan State, 8-2, 166
UConn, 7-3, 152
UCLA, 8-1, 137
Wisconsin, 8-2, 129
Cincinnati, 7-1, 124
San Diego State, 6-2, 105
Baylor, 5-3, 99
Schools Dropped Out : No. 15 Memphis; No. 17 Illinois; No. 19 Pittsburgh; No. 22 North Carolina;
Others Receiving Votes : Mississippi State 93; Illinois 67; St. John’s 51; Pittsburgh 50; Arizona State 44; Memphis 37; Maryland 36; Drake 35; Utah State 32; Saint Mary’s 28; Penn State 26; Creighton 20; Georgia 18; Missouri 14 ; West Virginia 11; Arkansas 10; UC Irvine 5; Texas 5; Dayton 4; Texas Tech 2; North Carolina 2; Loyola Chicago 2; LSU 1;
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