The Missouri baseball team’s late-season slide proved costly Monday when the NCAA announced its tournament field of 64. Once considered a near lock to make an NCAA regional earlier this month, the Tigers lost their final five games and six of their last seven and were again left out of the NCAA field.
Mizzou, 34-22-1 overall this season and 13-16-1 in the robust Southeastern Conference, was among the first four teams left off the bracket, the NCAA Selection Committee confirmed, along with Houston (32-24), Texas State (36-20) and Central Florida (36-21). At No. 31, Mizzou had the highest ranking in the NCAA's Ratings Percentage Index among teams left out of the NCAA field.