Mizzou plays in St. Louis to start NCAA Tournament. Here’s who Tigers will face
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- Mizzou earns No. 10 seed and will face No. 7 Miami in St. Louis on Friday.
- Winner meets victor of No. 2 Purdue vs No. 15 Queens on Sunday in region.
- Path could include No. 3 Gonzaga or No. 6 BYU and top prospect AJ Dybantsa.
The Missouri Tigers have secured a spot in the 2026 NCAA Tournament and are staying close to home for the first two rounds.
Mizzou is a No. 10 seed and will face No. 7 seed Miami (Florida) in the West Regional, playing in St. Louis on Friday. Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. and will be shown on TruTV.
The winner faces the winner between No. 2 seed Purdue and No. 15 seed Queens on Sunday.
Led by KCK native Mark Mitchell, the Tigers were 20-12 overall and 10-8 in the SEC, good for eighth in the conference. They were considered one of the last teams in entering Selection Sunday, according to many bracket prognosticators, but dodged a First Four game in Dayton, Ohio.
Missouri had a 5-7 record against Quad 1 opponents and 9-12 mark against Quads 1 and 2 combined. The Tigers ranked No. 40 in strength of record, No. 41 in wins above bubble and 51st overall in KenPom.
In a West Regional topped by No. 1 seed Arizona, the Tigers’ route could see them face several talented teams if they go on a run.
Other notable teams in the region include No. 3 seed Gonzaga and No. 6 seed BYU, the latter with projected top-2 NBA Draft selection AJ Dybantsa. They could face either of those squads in a potential Sweet 16 matchup
This story was originally published March 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM.
