AP Top 25 Poll

#23 Missouri Tigers

2023
Overall Record
4-0
Last Game
vs Memphis W 34-27
Conference Record
0-0
Next Game
@Vanderbilt 09/30/2023
There’s the Golden Egg in Mississippi.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The situation could not seem simpler for Missouri heading into Friday’s rivalry game with Arkansas: Win and the Tigers qualify for a bowl game, lose and they’re sitting home for the holidays.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Freezing temperatures couldn’t chill Missouri on Saturday night.

Brady Cook tossed three touchdown passes, Luther Burden and Cody Schrader both scored twice and the Tigers rolled to a 45-14 victory over New Mexico State.
New Mexico State (4-5) at Missouri (4-6), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU)

WHAT’S AT STAKE?
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Miyan Williams rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown before leaving with an injury late in the first half, C.J Stroud threw five TD passes and No. 2 Ohio State buried Indiana 56-14 on Saturday.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — If style points are important to No. 5 Tennessee, the Volunteers scored 66 of them Saturday.
Missouri (4-5, 2-4 SEC) at No. 5 Tennessee (8-1, 4-1, No. 5 CFP), Saturday, noon EST (CBS)

Series record: Tied 5-5.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fifth-ranked Tennessee still has plenty left to play for if the Volunteers take care of business down the stretch.
No. 20 Notre Dame is back in The Associated Press college football poll after struggling early this season.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Amid a contest in which the defenses for Kentucky and Missouri flexed their muscles most of the afternoon, it was a botched punt snap that proved the difference for the Wildcats in escaping with a 21-17 victory over the Tigers on Saturday.
Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz received a two-year contract extension Saturday, tying him to the program through the 2027 season, just hours before the Tigers lost another heartbreaker to Kentucky at Faurot Field.
Kentucky (5-3, 2-3 SEC) at Missouri (4-4, 2-3), noon EST (SECN)

Series record: Kentucky leads 8-4.
A look at Week 10 in the Southeastern Conference:

GAME OF THE WEEK

No. 2 Tennessee (8-0, 4-0; CFP No. 1) visits No. 1 Georgia (8-0, 5-0 SEC; CFP No. 3)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — J.T. Tuimoloau had a strip sack to set up No. 2 Ohio State for a touchdown and then had a pick-6 for the Buckeyes, who scored 28 points in the fourth quarter to erase a deficit and beat No. 13 Penn State 44-31 on Saturday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Brady Cook didn’t let Missouri’s early struggles this season change his outlook on what the Tigers could accomplish.
Missouri (3-4, 1-3 SEC) at No. 25 South Carolina (5-2, 2-2), Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (SEC Network)

Line: South Carolina by 3 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — No. 25 South Carolina is thrilled by its first ranking in four years and longest win streak in nearly a decade.
A look at Week 9 in the Southeastern Conference:

GAME OF THE WEEK

No. 3 Tennessee (7-0, 3-0 SEC) hosts No. 19 Kentucky (5-2, 2-2)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri had lost its first three SEC games in increasingly heartbreaking fashion.
Vanderbilt (3-4, 0-3 SEC) at Missouri (2-4, 0-3), Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (SEC Network)

Line: Missouri by 13 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jaydon Hill was supposed to wear a brace on his right knee Saturday. He had practiced with it for weeks.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Don’t expect Auburn players to empathize with concerns expressed this week about No. 2 Georgia’s sudden dip from championship form.
Auburn (3-2, 1-1 SEC) at No. 2 Georgia (5-0, 2-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)

Line: Georgia by 29 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
Missouri (2-3, 0-2 SEC) at Florida (3-2, 0-2), Noon ET, Saturday (ESPNU)

Series record: Missouri leads 6-5.
So, about that game of the year ...

The much-anticipated matchup between Texas A&M and Alabama, after an offseason feud between the team’s championship-winning coaches, is not nearly as interesting as expected.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Back-to-back unimpressive wins over Kent State and Missouri did more than knock Georgia from the top spot in the AP Top 25.
Can’t hide problems when conference play starts.

The second month of the college football season often reveals issues that nonconference play might have masked and which teams could be in for long seasons.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — After Bryce Young was knocked out of the game with a shoulder injury in the second quarter, No. 2 Alabama turned to Jahmyr Gibbs and backup quarterback Jalen Milroe to pull away from No. 20 Arkansas 49-26 on Saturday.
Daijun Edwards plunged into the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown with just over 4 minutes to go to help top-ranked Georgia rally from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to beat Missouri 26-22.
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — John Emery Jr. rushed for a tackle-breaking, 20-yard touchdown and Greg Brooks Jr. had a late interception to help LSU complete a 21-17, come-from-behind win over Auburn on Saturday night.