Mizzou Volleyball Stays in Top 25; The Buzz, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024

Despite dropping a five-set thriller to the Florida Gators 3-2, Missouri volleyball still remains in the AVCA Top 25 for the second week in a row.
The Tigers didn't move up nor down, staying put at the No. 25 spot. Florida jumped up one spot after the win, now ranking at No. 20 instead of No. 21. As important as the game was for both teams, the outcome didn't have much of an impact on either's rank.
The Tigers are in the poll for a second-straight week!!! #MIZ 🐯🏐 pic.twitter.com/uLOEuE6NUr
— Mizzou Volleyball (@MizzouVB) November 18, 2024
Missouri's nine-game winning streak may have been snapped, but its record of 18-6 (9-3 in conference play) keeps it as the No. 4 team in the SEC. If it can win out the rest of the season, both its conference standing and NCAA rank could jump up higher.
To round out the rest of the 2024 regular season slate, the Tigers will go up against Ole Miss, Mississippi State, No. 13 Kentucky and Auburn before tournament play begins. They will be favorites in 3-of-4 matchups, as the Wildcats are the only team to currently be ranked.
After the loss to Florida, coach Dawn Sullivan remained confident that Missouri could finish the season on a strong note.
"I thought our team just really battled," Sullivan said. "We came out really strong, up and down just a little bit. ... Now we just had to learn how to continue to do it longer."
The final stretch starts against the Rebels (16-9, 6-7 SEC) Friday at 6:30 p.m. in Oxford, Miss.
Today's Schedule
- No games scheduled today.
Did you notice?
- Missouri football's regular season finale against the Arkansas Razorbacks has an official start time for Saturday, Nov. 30:
🚨𝙂𝘼𝙈𝙀 𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀 𝘼𝙉𝙉𝙊𝙐𝙉𝘾𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏🚨
— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) November 18, 2024
🏈 vs Arkansas
⏰ SAT, Nov 30 @ 2:30 PM CT
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📍Faurot Field #MIZ 🐯🏈 pic.twitter.com/9OGCgtN6Hd
- Missouri baseball officially announced the signing of outfielder Leo Humbert. The senior hails from Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, Mo.
Welcome to #Mizzou!
— Mizzou Baseball (@MizzouBaseball) November 18, 2024
✍️𝗟𝗲𝗼 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 - OF - St. Charles, Mo.#𝙈𝙞𝙯𝙯𝙤𝙪𝙉𝙊𝙒 | 🐯⚾️ pic.twitter.com/wGmS1zoreS
- Junior cross country athlete Drew Rogers was named to the 2024 All-Midwest Regional Team. Rogers finished 5th place in the Alabama Crimson Classic (8k) on Oct. 18, with a time of 23:26.6.
Drew Rogers: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 🏆 #MIZ 🐯 pic.twitter.com/MUHhtSItaw
— Mizzou Track & Field (@MizzouTFXC) November 18, 2024
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Chase Gemes is a journalism student at the University of Missouri, and has served as sports editor for its student newspaper, The Maneater. He's covered Missouri football, men's basketball and baseball, along with the Oklahoma City Thunder for FanNation. He's contributed to MizzouCentral since 2023.
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