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Mizzou Basketball Moves Up in Latest Bracketology; The Buzz, Friday, Feb. 15, 2025

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Joey Van Zummeren|
Dec 8, 2024; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers forward Mark Mitchell (25) and center Josh Gray (33) celebrates with the bench after an important bucket late in the game at Mizzou Arena.
Dec 8, 2024; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers forward Mark Mitchell (25) and center Josh Gray (33) celebrates with the bench after an important bucket late in the game at Mizzou Arena. | Amber Winkler/MissouriOnSI

Following a 24-point win over the Oklahoma Sooners, the No. 21-ranked Missouri Tigers moved up in the latest Bracketology from Joe Lunardi of ESPN.

In the prediction released Friday from Lunardi, Missouri is slotted as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region. Before the win over Oklahoma, Missouri was projected as a No. 7 seed on Tuesday.

As the No. 7 projected seed, Missouri would face off against projected No. 11 Drake in the first round of the tournament.

Feb. 14 Bracketology - Midwest Region

• 1-seed Alabama vs. 16-seed Merrimack
• 8-seed Oregon vs. 9-seed Utah State
• 5-seed St. John's vs. 12-seed George Mason
• 4-seed Kansas vs. 13-seed Arkansas State
• 6-seed Missouri vs. 11-seed Drake
• 3-seed Iowa State vs. 14-seed Northern Colorado
• 7-seed Creighton vs. 10-seed Oklahoma
• 2-seed Purdue vs. 15-seed Cleveland State

Missouri's opponent for Saturday, the Georgia Bulldogs (16-9, 4-8 SEC), is listed as the last team in on the bracket prediction.

Friday's Mizzou Results

• Baseball lost 10-0 to Penn State in its season opener. Penn State hit three home runs in the victory, which contributed to a 6-0 lead in the fifth inning. That lead proved insurmountable for the Tigers.

• Gymnastics: Missouri (197.150) earned first place in a quad meet over Alabama (196.675), Illinois (196.225) and Iowa (195.000). Senior Amari Celestine won the all-around with a career-high 39.625, while also tying for first on bars with a career-best 9.950. Sophomore Kennedy Griffin earned a perfect 10.000 on floor.

• Softball fell to Ohio State 7-2. The Tigers scored both of their runs in the first inning after senior Taylor Ebbs hit a double. By the end of the first inning, Missouri led 2-1, but Ohio State went on a 6-0 run to win.

• Men's golf: Missouri sophomore Brock Snyder is tied for first place after Day 1 of the John A. Burns Intercollegiate in Lihue, Hawaii.

Saturday’s Mizzou Schedule

• No. 21 Men's basketball at Georgia at 2:30 p.m. CT on the SEC Network - Watch, Listen, Live Stats

• No. 16 Softball in the Clearwater Invitational in Clearwater, Florida: vs. Liberty at 9:30 a.m. on the SEC Network - Watch, Live Stats

• No. 16 Softball vs. San Diego State at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN+ - Watch, Live Stats

• Baseball vs. UConn in the Puerto Rico Challenge at 3 p.m. on ESPN+ - Watch, Listen, Live Stats

• Track and field in the Tyson Invitational Indoor Season in Fayetteville, Arkansas

• Tennis vs. Missouri State in Columbia at 11 a.m. - Live Stats

• Tennis vs. SEMO in Columbia at 3:30 p.m. - Live Stats

• Men's golf in the John Burns Intercollegiate in Lihue, Hawaii - Live Stats

Did you notice?

• Missouri men's basketball announced its game against No. 2 Alabama on Feb. 19 has officially sold out. Its the seventh sell out of the season for the Tigers.

• Missouri wrestler Keegan O'Toole announced he'll return to the mat for Missouri's matchup against No. 13 Iowa State on Feb. 22, Senior Day. An injury prevented the four-time All American from competing throughout all of January.

• Former Missouri wrestler Brock Mauler has joined the Northern Colorado coaching staff as an assistant coach.

• The On SI network has created a landing page for everything to know about the Daytona 500 via Racing America On SI.

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JOEY VAN ZUMMEREN

Joey Van Zummeren is the lead writer for Missouri Tigers on SI, covering the Tigers since 2023. He also has experience reporting on the Green Bay Packers and high school sports. A Belleville, Ill., native, he joined Missouri Tigers On SI as an intern in 2023.

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