No. 8 Missouri
The argument for the Tigers is the same as the argument for San Diego State, but on steroids. Entering the season, Mizzou freshman Michael Porter Jr. was projected to go in the top five of the NBA draft. But two minutes into his college career, Porter suffered a back injury that’d require surgery. He looked rusty in his first game back, but Porter and brother Jontay, also a freshman, have the talent to carry the Tigers to a deep run.