The reports that Missouri is being considered as a candidate for possible Big 10 expansion has stirred up discussion on the academic implications such a move. An ESPN article recently looked at the academic merits of the current teams in the Big 10 and some of the expansion options (shown above).
All 11 schools in the current Big 10 are ranked in the top 75. Missouri isn’t even ranked in the top 100. I certainly wouldn’t call MU a sports school, but t looks like that might be the only factor that could get them into the Big 10.
