Mizzou debuts at No. 22 in first CFP rankings
The CFP committee released its first rankings of the 2026 season Tuesday night. Mizzou debuted at No. 22.
The Tigers have fluctuated from receiving votes to No. 14 in the AP Poll through the season and unranked to No. 14 in the Coaches Poll.
The Tigers will face off with No. 3 Texas A&M at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. It will be the first time the Tigers face a team ranked in the top five of that week’s CFP poll since playing No. 2 Georgia in 2023.
Mizzou did go on to beat No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl that season. It is the lone time the Tigers have beat a team ranked in the top 10 of the CFP Poll.
The Tigers also have a road trip to No. 12 Oklahoma in a few weeks as Mizzou attempts to climb into the top 12 and make their first appearance in the College Football Playoff.
The highest ranking Mizzou has ever reached was No. 9 in 2023, which it stuck at from Nov. 14 through the end of the season.
The highest ranking the Tigers achieved in 2024 was No. 19.
Mizzou’s other best wins according to the CFP rankings were a 38-17 win against No. 11 Florida on Nov. 3, 2018.
Here is a look at the current top 12 bracket:
- 12: Oklahoma
- 11: Texas
- 10: Notre Dame
- 9: Oregon
- 8: Texas Tech
- 7: BYU
- 6: Ole Miss
- 5: Georgia
- 4: Alabama
- 3: Texas A&M
- 2: Indiana
- 1: Ohio State