http://collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=1996&appollid=730#.XUiG7ehKiUk
MU was preseason #14. They got as high as #11 early in the season and then collapsed into an NIT team. I don't think anyone realistically anticipated the drop off that occurred after 1995. If he would have retired in 1995 he would have only been 59 years old.
Edited by FIJItiger at 14:45:40 on 08/05/19