After bruising past Buffalo on Saturday, Mizzou is now No. 6 in the country. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
The University of Missouri football team has been pretty good in its first two games of the season.
The defense hasn’t allowed a point, and going back to the last game of last season, it hasn’t allowed a touchdown in 12 quarters. And the Mizzou offense is averaging 44.5 points per game.
The Tigers have looked awfully fierce in their first two games.
That’s probably why the Associated Press moved Missouri up to No. 6 in the country in its new Top 25 college football poll, which was released Sunday evening. That’s the highest Mizzou has been ranked since Week 3 of the 2008 season, when the Tigers were also No. 6.
Mizzou rose three slots from last week’s poll. Oregon, which was No. 7 fell to No. 9 after barely beating Boise State. Penn State stayed at No. 8 following a close win of its own against Bowling Green. And Notre Dame, which suffered the biggest upset of the weekend, fell from No. 5 to No. 18 after losing on a late field goal to Northern Illinois, which entered the poll this week at No. 25.
In the USA Today Coaches Poll, Mizzou is ranked No. 8.
Mizzou QB Brady Cook had 290 yards of total offense and scored two touchdowns in the Tigers’ win over Buffalo last Saturday. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
Missouri is one of three SEC teams ranked in the AP’s top seven this week, which is the first time that many teams from the same conference were ranked in that high.
Georgia received 54 out of a possible 63 first-place votes to keep a firm hold on No. 1. No. 2 Texas jumped a spot after dominating defending national champion Michigan on the road and received four first-place votes.
Ohio State from the Big Ten, fell from No. 2 to No. 3. Then it was four more SEC teams, with Alabama at No. 4, Mississippi moving up a spot to No. 5, followed by Mizzou at 6, and then Tennessee, which made a big jump from No. 14 to No. 7, after the Vols blew out North Carolina State on Saturday.
Penn State, Oregon, and Miami round out the Top 10. Oklahoma (No. 15) and LSU (No. 16) are two other SEC teams in the Top 25. LSU, which lost to No. 11 USC in its opener, is the top ranked team with a loss.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL – WEEK 3
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Georgia (54) | 1566 | 2-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Texas (4) | 1492 | 2-0 | 3 |
| 3. | Ohio State (5) | 1476 | 2-0 | 2 |
| 4. | Alabama | 1331 | 2-0 | 4 |
| 5. | Ole Miss | 1323 | 2-0 | 6 |
| 6. | MISSOURI | 1125 | 2-0 | 9 |
| 7. | Tennessee | 1107 | 2-0 | 14 |
| 8. | Penn State | 1090 | 2-0 | 8 |
| 9. | Oregon | 1077 | 2-0 | 7 |
| 10. | Miami (FL) | 1073 | 2-0 | 12 |
| 11. | Southern Cal | 1022 | 2-0 | 13 |
| 12. | Utah | 1010 | 2-0 | 11 |
| 13. | Oklahoma State | 734 | 2-0 | 16 |
| 14. | Kansas State | 702 | 2-0 | 17 |
| 15. | Oklahoma | 672 | 2-0 | 15 |
| 16. | LSU | 521 | 1-1 | 18 |
| 17. | Michigan | 503 | 1-1 | 10 |
| 18. | Notre Dame | 427 | 1-1 | 5 |
| 19. | Louisville | 383 | 2-0 | 22 |
| 20. | Arizona | 381 | 2-0 | 20 |
| 21. | Iowa State | 309 | 2-0 | NR |
| 22. | Clemson | 292 | 1-1 | 25 |
| 23. | Nebraska | 142 | 2-0 | NR |
| 24. | Boston College | 116 | 2-0 | NR |
| 25. | Northern Illinois | 114 | 2-0 | NR |
Other receiving votes: Illinois 101, Boise St. 77, Texas A&M 68, Syracuse 63, Memphis 38, Washington 27, Iowa 24, Kansas 22, Vanderbilt 18, South Carolina 10, Liberty 9, Wisconsin 9, UNLV 7, North Carolina 7, California 3, BYU 2, UCF 1, TCU 1.
Mizzou’s next opponent, Boston College, is another team making its first appearance in the Top 25. The Eagles gained national attention with a win over Florida State two weeks ago, then solidified voters’ belief in them by blasting Duquesne 56-0 in their home opener this past weekend.
BC is ranked No. 24, setting up Missouri for its first matchup against a ranked opponent this season.
Kickoff for the No. 24 BC versus No. 6 Mizzou contest on Saturday is set for 11:45 a.m., and the game will be televised nationally on the SEC Network.
MISSOURI TIGERS 2024 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2024 (Saturday) | 11:45 AM | Home | #24 Boston College | Columbia, Mo. / Faurot Field |  | Tiger Radio Network |
| September 21, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Home | Vanderbilt | Columbia, Mo. / Faurot Field | Tiger Radio Network | |
| October 5, 2024 (Saturday) | 11 AM | Away | Texas A&M | College Station, Texas | Tiger Radio Network | |
| October 12, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Away | UMass | Amherst, Mass. | Tiger Radio Network | |
| October 19, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Home | Auburn | Columbia, Mo. / Faurot Field | Tiger Radio Network | |
| October 26, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Away | #4 Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Tiger Radio Network | |
| November 9, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Home | #15 Oklahoma | Columbia, Mo. / Faurot Field | Tiger Radio Network | |
| November 16, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Away | South Carolina | Columbia, S.C. | Tiger Radio Network | |
| November 23, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Away | Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | Tiger Radio Network | |
| November 30, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Home | Arkansas | Columbia, Mo. / Faurot Field | Tiger Radio Network |