With the conclusion of this past weekend's final non-conference tournament of the season for the Missouri Tigers, they have reached the approximate midpoint of their season, marked in part by the first RPI rankings of the season – which is the ranking that I will use throughout this article.
It's been a difficult ride so far for the Tigers, but they remain capable of coming out and beating almost anyone in the country on any given night. Let's look at what the Tigers have done so far, then at what they will need to do in the second half to consider this season a success.