Well isn’t this a bit of a clusterf***.

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With four games remaining in the regular season, Missouri is one game out of second place in the SEC and three games out of 12th. That’s a pretty spectacular jumble of teams right there. The top four teams get a double-bye in the SEC Tournament, obviously. That’s a pretty big carrot on a stick. The KC Star takes a look at what’s coming up.

According to ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index ... Mizzou has the fifth easiest schedule left of any SEC team. Only LSU, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt are ahead of MU.

Every remaining game could be key to Mizzou earning a double bye, but the Tigers’ home game against Arkansas to close out the regular season could have some added importance. In addition to impacting each team’s conference record, it will also affect each team’s winning percentage vs. the other teams in the current four-way tie for third place. The Razorbacks beat MU in Arkansas in January.

Losing a “basketball is stupid” game like the one Mizzou and LSU played on Saturday always stinks, and it stinks doubly to realize that Mizzou would have been tied for second with a win. But holy smokes, is this still a dogfight, and Mizzou is still very much in the middle of it.

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• Jim Sterk talked about the steps Mizzou is taking toward creating a safe environment for student athletes.
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• It was a good-ish weekend for Mizzou Softball at the Michele Smith Invitational. Friday and Sunday were good — the TIgers opened by sweeping USF and UMass Lowell and finished by sweeping USF and FAU on Sunday. In between, a competitive loss to Oklahoma State and a disappointing slip against Marshall. Riley Pierce was the star of the weekend. The Tigers are 6-5 and will head off to the Mary Nutter Classic late this week.
• Mizzou Gymnastics took on three ranked teams at the Mardi Gras Invitational in St. Charles and beat two of them. No. 4 LSU, however, posted another ridiculous score to stay on top of the Tigers.
• Hayden Buckley won another tournament. He good.
• Ja’Mari Ward set the school long jump record.

• Hot damn, Mizzou Tennis is 10-1 after coming back to beat Minnesota and easing out to a 4-2 win over Memphis.

• Mikel Schreuders and Hannah Stevens led the way for Mizzou Swimming & Diving at the SEC Championships.