Wichita State has reclaimed its place among the nation's elite. The Shockers are No. 25 in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll, released Monday.
 
It's the school's first top-25 appearance in one of the two major polls since checking in at No. 25 in the final 2017-18 coaches rankings (April 3, 2018).
 
WSU (70 votes) outdistanced Iowa (54), Colorado (42) and Seton Hall (34) for the final spot.
 
The Shockers also fell 13 votes shy of cracking the Associated Press Top-25. Their 112 votes are good for the equivalent of No. 26 nationally.
 
WSU was ranked wire-to-wire in both polls in 2017-18. Its run of 22-straight weeks in the AP was the second-longest poll streak in school history.
 
Despite winning 22 games and reaching the NIT semifinals, the Shockers went voteless in 2018-19 as Gregg Marshall retooled his roster with 10 newcomers.
 
A more-seasoned squad is off to a 10-1 start this year with a pair of wins over top-25 Coaches Poll teams (Dec. 8 at No. 25 Oklahoma State and Dec. 21 against No. 25 VCU).
 
The Shockers welcome Abilene Christian on Sunday, Dec. 29. The 2 p.m. CT tip airs on YurView Kansas, available to Cox subscribers around the state on HD 2022 and to fans in all 50 states yurview.com/Kansas.
 
Fans may purchase seats for the ACU game, as well as upcoming home dates against ECU (Jan. 1, 2 p.m.) and Ole Miss (Jan. 4, 3 p.m.) by visiting goshockers.com/tickets.
 

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USA Today Coaches Poll
Dec. 23, 2019

1. Gonzaga (23)
2. Ohio St. (7)
3. Duke
4. Louisville (2)
5. Kansas
6. Baylor
7. Oregon
8. Auburn
9. Villanova
10. Memphis
11. Butler
12. Maryland
13. Virginia
14. San Diego St.
15. Michigan
16. Michigan St.
17. Florida St.
18. Dayton
19. Kentucky
20. Washington
21. Penn St.
22. Texas Tech
23. West Virginia
24. Arizona
25. Wichita St.

Others Receiving Votes: Iowa 54; Colorado 42; Seton Hall 37; Xavier 36; Tennessee 34; Utah St. 30; Purdue 26; Northern Iowa 24; Marquette 24; Stanford 17; Creighton 15; Indiana 14; St. Mary's 12; North Carolina 11; DePaul 9; VCU 7; Liberty 5; Arkansas 2; Oklahoma 1.