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If you examine the WTE polls for the 2025-2026 season, you’ll find there’s a lot of indecision surrounding Dennis Gates and the Missouri Tigers.
Without getting too in the weeds, here’s a TL;DR explanation: Almost everyone respects the program Dennis Gates is building, and recognizes that Mizzou returns two of the SEC’s best players in Anthony Robinson II and Mark Mitchell.