Blessedly, it only took 36 minutes of TNT’s truly awful Selection Sunday show to discover Florida State’s first round opponent. It’s the Missouri Tigers, out of the SEC.
Florida State is the 9-seed, and Missouri is the 8-seed, and the winner will most likely face No. 1 seed Xavier.
The Tigers finished 10-8 in the SEC, and were bounced from their conference tourney in the first round by Georgia. Their only common opponent with FSU was the Florida Gators, who beat Mizzou in Columbia by a bucket.
There is a connection though, as Phil Cofer originally committed to Cuonzo Martin when he was the Tennessee head coach.