Missouri men’s basketball heard its name called on Selection Sunday for just the third time since 2013, earning a No. 7 seed in the South Region. The Tigers’ path to their first NCAA Tournament win since 2010 will begin Thursday against Mountain West challenger and No. 10 seed Utah State.
That last tournament victory also came in the 7-10 matchup, as then-No. 10 Missouri took down No. 7 Clemson 86-78. Now, nearly 13 years to the date, the Tigers will look to avoid an infamous “7-10 upset.”
In the history of the NCAA Tournament, 58 teams seeded at No.