Mizzou is not eligible to be ranked in the coaches' poll this year after getting hit with NCAA sanctions back in January, the result of a long-held policy of the American Football Coaches Association that prohibits its members from ranking teams under serious NCAA sanctions. Should the NCAA Infractions Appeals Committee overturn MU's postseason ban, coaches will be allowed to put Mizzou on their ballot this season.
With Saturday's win, plus losses by Georgia and Florida, the Tigers are the only team in the SEC East Division without a conference loss, meaning Barry Odom's team is alone in first place heading into Saturday's game at Vanderbilt.