QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 7, 2009 -> 11:03 PM)
Yep. They deserve credit for playing great basketball at home, but get them out of Columbia and they aren't much to write home about. There are other teams that also fit that description, but I don't think any to the degree of Missouri. They are just about done being overrated now though I think, they'll fall into that 15 or so range in the polls with today's loss, which might still be a few spots high but is pretty close to accurate.
The tourney selection people look at individual resumes, not so much where you place in conference. In fact, they supposedly don't even pay attention to conference affiliation at all.
I think everyone realizes that at this point, but some might wonder if conference affiliation subconsciously affects a team's chances, and they may just be right.