The Missouri Tigers come in at No. 19 in the latest AP Top 25 poll, moving up two spots after their 45-3 win over UMass.
No, a win over UMass doesn’t singlehandedly put Missouri back in the playoff picture, but at 5-1 — the Tigers are withing striking distance and their win over Vanderbilt continues to look better. Mizzou will still need to bank as many wins as they can in the second half of the season — and it all starts with a Homecoming game against a reeling Auburn team that they need to take advantage of.