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)

1. Tennessee (58), 8-0, 1544
2. Auburn (3), 8-1, 1438
3. Iowa State (1), 7-1, 1424
4. Duke, 7-2, 1295
5. Kentucky, 8-1, 1284
6. Marquette, 9-1, 1274
7. Alabama, 7-2, 1126
8. Gonzaga, 7-2, 1082
9. Florida, 9-0, 1030
10. Kansas, 7-2, 940
11. Purdue, 8-2, 840
12. Oregon, 9-1, 784
13. Oklahoma, 9-0, 567
14. Michigan, 8-1, 522
15. Houston, 5-3, 514
16. Clemson, 9-1, 491
17. Texas A&M, 8-2, 415
18. UConn, 7-3, 394
19. Ole Miss, 8-1, 379
20. Wisconsin, 8-2, 307
21. Michigan State, 8-2, 292
22. Cincinnati, 8-1, 288
23. San Diego State, 276
24. UCLA, 8-1, 229
25. 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)

1. Tennessee (25), 8-0, 745
2. Auburn (5), 8-1, 709
3. Iowa State, 7-1, 673
4. Marquette, 9-1, 633
5. Kentucky, 8-1, 630
6. Duke, 7-2, 613
7. Florida, 9-0, 530
8. Alabama, 7-2, 525
9. Gonzaga, 7-2, 462
10. Kansas, 7-2, 449
11. Purdue, 8-2, 424
12. Oregon, 9-1, 377
13. Houston, 5-3, 304
14. Michigan, 8-1, 258
15. Ole Miss, 8-1, 249
16. Clemson, 9-1, 237
17. Oklahoma, 9-0, 233
18. Texas A&M, 8-2, 194
19. Michigan State, 8-2, 166
20. UConn, 7-3, 152
21. UCLA, 8-1, 137
22. Wisconsin, 8-2, 129
23. Cincinnati, 7-1, 124
24. San Diego State, 6-2, 105
25. 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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