Each year, and seemingly in each major sport, Mizzou is good for blowing a winnable game in an inexplicable fashion — “Mizzou-ing,” as some call it. The football loss to Kentucky and last year’s basketball loss to Florida come to mind. And then there are the classics, from the Fifth Down to Tyus Edney. But Saturday, the basketball Tigers blew a 14-point lead with 2:14 left against Louisiana State. Misery loves company, and for a day, SLU loved Missouri.
Yes, Mizzou (10-8, 1-5 in Southeastern Conference) ranks higher than SLU (14-6, 5-2 in Atlantic-10) in numerous ratings. In the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) ratings, which replaces the Ratings Percentage Index (RIP to the RPI), Mizzou is 82nd and SLU is 87th.