Missouri football bowl projections: Where Tigers are tabbed for postseason

Missouri football remains on track for a postseason game, despite the national media not yet fully endorsing the Tigers' candidacy. The team, currently 6-2 overall and 3-2 within the SEC, secured a 34-10 victory over Arkansas this past Saturday. Missouri will face Texas, another two-loss SEC team, on November 7 in Columbia in what is considered an elimination game for the College Football Playoff. The winner of this matchup will advance to the playoff, while the loser would be out.

While national prognosticators have yet to fully recognize Missouri's playoff potential, the team has faced strong competition in its next three games against teams currently ranked in the top 12 nationally: Texas, Georgia, and Kentucky. Missouri will need to avoid any losses during this stretch to have a strong chance at making the playoff, although a clearer picture of the selection committee's perspective will emerge after the first set of CFP rankings are released on Tuesday, November 3.

Currently, various national media outlets have projected different bowl games for Missouri:

ESPN has the Tigers playing in the Las Vegas Bowl against Arizona, while Kyle Bonagura suggests Memphis for a game against Baylor in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. This would be Missouri's first appearance in either of these bowls.

CBS Sports also has Missouri in the Liberty Bowl, but this time against UCF, which is currently 4-4 with a 2-3 record in Big 12 play.

Sports Illustrated envisions a highly anticipated matchup between Missouri and Michigan in the Music City Bowl at Nashville's new stadium, a site of their last postseason appearance in 2024.

Athlon Sports proposes a trip to Houston for Missouri in the Texas Bowl on New Year's Eve against Oklahoma State, the Tigers' old Big 12 rivalry. Missouri's last visit to the Texas Bowl occurred in 2017.