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No. 7 Mizzou’s Top-10 Ranking Questioned by CFB Fans After Avoiding Surprise Against Vanderbilt | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats & Rumors

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COLUMBIA, MO - SEPTEMBER 21: Missouri Tigers wide receiver Luther Burden III (3) takes an onside pass into the endzone for a touchdown during an SEC conference game between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Missouri Tigers held at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium in Columbia MO on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Rick Ulreich/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Missouri remained undefeated after Week 4, but that didn’t come without a fight against unranked Vanderbilt on Saturday.

The Tigers, ranked No. 7, defeated the Commodores 30-27 in overtime, not an ideal result for a team hoping to compete in the College Football Playoff later this year.

After the narrow victory, fans wondered whether Missouri would retain its top 10 position when the new AP Poll is released Sunday.

T @tdgator9

Mizzou Might Be The Worst Top 10 Team Ever

Steve Conroy Photographer @conroyherald

Mizzou Might Be the Luckiest — and Worst — Top 10 Team Ever

Andrew Mandziara @I am the MANdziara

#Mizzou is NOT a team in the top 10.

Connor O’Gara @shogara

Mizzou is not a top 10 team.
Almost in the top 25 so far.

Payton Reid @pay_reid14

Mizzou barely looks like a Top 10 team, let alone a Top 25 team today. They look so soft

Mark M. @Tigers_SEC02

There is no way that #Mizzou is the 7th best team in the country. Teams that are in the top 10 don’t keep shooting themselves in the foot like they do

Graham Stevens @gstevens0

mizzou biggest fraud top 10 i’ve seen in a minute

Bobby Lee @VolDVM

This is your weekly reminder that Mizzou is a fraudulent top 10 team.

Logo Bracketology @VanTheLogoBR

Mizzou deserves to get back to the 15-20 range after that embarrassing situation. Win at A&M and earn your way back into the top 10…

Jamel Johnson @MEL_piece02

Mizzou stumbles through the easiest schedule of any SEC team this year. Take these guys out of the top 10 lmao

RJ-BigFowlboski @RFowler74

Mizzou will be out of the top 10 after this game no matter what.

Vanderbilt looked poised to have a decent year after opening the season with wins over Virginia Tech and Alcorn State, but a loss to Georgia State last week reminded the country that the Commodores should still be considered an easy win for other SEC teams.

It wasn’t an easy win for Mizzou, as the Tigers struggled to contain Vandy and couldn’t really get going on offense.

The narrow victory also marked the second straight week that Missouri has struggled against a manageable opponent. The Tigers defeated 24th-ranked Boston College by just one touchdown last week.

Missouri was a contender in the SEC last year, losing only to LSU and Georgia. Much of that success, however, was due to star player Cody Schrader, who left for the NFL.

The Tigers still have strong players like receiver Luther Burden and veteran quarterback Brady Cook, but Saturday showed that Missouri may have taken a step back this season.

Next week’s game against No. 25 Texas A&M will be a good indicator of whether Missouri’s scare against Vanderbilt was just a fluke or if the Tigers are headed for a down year. If Mizzou can pull out a win in College Station, fans will likely reevaluate how they view the Tigers.