New NCAA quadrant system could favor Mizzou's tourney credentials

Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin smiles as he watches his team play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas A&M Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won the game 62-58. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)COLUMBIA, MO. • It’s been five years since the Missouri basketball team filled a line on the NCAA Tournament bracket. The topic rarely came up for discussion the last three years, especially in 2016 when the school self-imposed a postseason ban.

With five games left in the regular season, first-year coach Cuonzo Martin also doesn’t waste much breath on tournament talk.

For Martin, it’s no longer a question of whether the Tigers are in or out of the 68-team…