The Missouri Tigers improved to 7-3 (3-3 SEC) on the season with a 49-27 win over Mississippi State on Saturday night. Mizzou also jumped back in the latest rankings — checking in at No. 23 in the AP Top
25 poll and No. 22 in the College Football Playoff.
While the 12-team College Football Playoff is out of the question for the Tigers — Eli Drinkwitz’s squad can still put together a good season by finishing strong. Mizzou is projected to finish the regular season at 8-4 with a loss to Oklahoma and a win over Arkansas.
Spoiling the Sooners’ College Football Playoff hopes could go a long way in improving Missouri’s bowl standing. From our SBN Reacts survey, we asked the fanbase what bowl game do they want Mizzou to land in — and the majority voted for the Gator Bowl.
Perhaps there’s more work to do to get to the Gator Bowl but with a record of 7-3, it’s almost a guarantee that Mizzou winds up in an SEC Pool of Six bowl. Let’s check in on the latest bowl projections entering Week 13:
ESPN: Bonagura; Music City Bowl vs Iowa. Schlabach; Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs Duke
CBS: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Penn State
Sports Illustrated: Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs Louisville
Saturday Down South: Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs Louisville
USA Today: Music City Bowl vs Illinois
Athlon Sports: Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs Louisville
College Football News: Texas Bowl vs Houston
College Football Network: Music City Bowl vs Iowa
Palm Brackets: Gator Bowl vs Louisville
Total count: Mayo (4), Music City (3), ReliaQuest (1), Liberty (1), Gator (1)
For the second week in a row, the Duke’s Mayo Bowl leads the way in the projections.
