NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Now, they wait.
No. 21 Missouri men’s basketball’s NCAA Tournament resume is complete, whether the Tigers want it to be or not. They’ve exhausted their supply of available games to make the case to the tournament’s selection committee, so Mizzou now will join 67 other programs in hearing its name called during Sunday’s selection show.
MU will be spared at least one type of suspense in that it knows it’s a tournament team, having unofficially locked up the bid a few weeks ago. There were more losses than anticipated in those final few weeks of the regular season, but at 22-11 overall and 11-9 in Southeastern Conference play, Missouri will make the 68-team field.