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I said no final four. Different era and criteria
Posted on: March 29, 2025 at 23:38:18 CT
FIJItiger MU
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In 1972-73 MU went 21-5, undefeated in the non-con (with wins over #15 Ohio State, Tennessee, Purdue, SMU, and Ohio) and won the Big 8 tournament title (however that was in an era before automatic bids). Their national ranking by week for the season was:
1 ---- Unranked
2 ---- 12
3 ---- 10
4 ---- 7
5 ---- 7
6 ---- 5
7 ---- 8
8 ---- 7
9 ---- 7
10 ---- 8
11 ---- 12
12 ---- 16
13 ---- 13
14 ---- 12
Final ---- 15
They finished 2nd in the Big 8 regular season to Kansas State, in an era where only conference regular season champs got an NCAA tourney bid. So MU went to the NIT instead. Didn’t even play in the NCAA tournament
There was no such thing as a final four until the late 1970’s, it was not a tangible thing to aspire towards. Claiming final fours before the 1980’s is retroactively applying the standards of today that weren’t present at the time. Until the mid 1950s the NIT was the better tournament, even playing in the NCAA tournament was not preferable and its only through the modern lens that we consider winners from that era national champions
Edited by FIJItiger at 23:44:39 on 03/29/25
1 ---- Unranked
2 ---- 12
3 ---- 10
4 ---- 7
5 ---- 7
6 ---- 5
7 ---- 8
8 ---- 7
9 ---- 7
10 ---- 8
11 ---- 12
12 ---- 16
13 ---- 13
14 ---- 12
Final ---- 15
They finished 2nd in the Big 8 regular season to Kansas State, in an era where only conference regular season champs got an NCAA tourney bid. So MU went to the NIT instead. Didn’t even play in the NCAA tournament
There was no such thing as a final four until the late 1970’s, it was not a tangible thing to aspire towards. Claiming final fours before the 1980’s is retroactively applying the standards of today that weren’t present at the time. Until the mid 1950s the NIT was the better tournament, even playing in the NCAA tournament was not preferable and its only through the modern lens that we consider winners from that era national champions
Edited by FIJItiger at 23:44:39 on 03/29/25
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I said no final four. Different era and criteria - FIJItiger MU - 3/29 23:38:18