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Missouri draws Florida State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

The Tigers and Seminoles will play in Nashville on Friday. Winner will likely draw Xavier.

By Bill Connelly Updated
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For the first time since 2013, Missouri is headed to the NCAA Tournament, and the Tigers just found out their spot in the bracket. They drew the No. 8 seed in the West Region and will face No. 9 seed Florida State. The winner will likely draw Xavier on Sunday.

The Seminoles went 20-11 in the regular season, 9-9 in the ACC. They are ranked 35th in Ken Pomeroy’s ratings and will likely be a slight favorite against a Tiger team that will have Michael Porter Jr. for another game but will almost certainly be without No. 2 scorer Jordan Barnett.

Sixteenth-year head coach Leonard Hamilton is bringing FSU to the tournament for the sixth time.

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More analysis to follow.

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