Mizzou doesn't have as impressive a resume. Their best win would be over #3 (or #2) and that's it for top 10 wins. Unfortunately for them the SEC East is very weak outside South Carolina, whom they lost to. Auburn gets the benefit of beating the 2-time defending national champ when ranked #1 while also beating #4 the next week. I can't remember anytime in recent history that has happened in CFB (beating two top-5 teams in a row in the regular season)
Mizzou is the most heartbroken here. Had they beaten South Carolina, a game they led by 17 in the 4th and missed a 24 yard FG to tie in 2OT, we'd have a play-in game between Mizzou and Auburn. No way Auburn beating the #1 team twice in a row (which undefeated Alabama then undefeated Mizzou would be) prevents them from going with 1 loss.
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