Wichita State will enter the new year as a newly-ranked team – No. 24 in Mondays' Associated Press Poll.
It's the first AP appearance for the Shockers (11-1) since Mar. 12, 2018. They went wire-to-wire in the rankings that year but slipped from the national spotlight in 2018-19 while rebuilding.
The Shockers entered the USA Today Coaches Poll last week at No. 25 but fell 13 votes shy of the AP Top-25. Washington's loss to Houston opened up one spot. WSU (135 votes) and No. 23 Iowa (137) also both leaped No. 25 Arizona (113).
The only team to defeat the Shockers this year – No.