Wichita State will enter the new year as a newly-ranked team.
 
The Shockers made their season debut in the Associated Press Poll on Monday at No. 24 and climbed two notches to No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

It's the first AP appearance for Wichita State (11-1) since Mar. 12, 2018. The Shockers went wire-to-wire in the rankings that year but slipped from the national spotlight in 2018-19 while rebuilding.
 
Wichita State missed last week's AP Top-25 by just 13 votes. Washington's subsequent loss to Houston opened up one spot. Both WSU (135 votes) and No. 23 Iowa (137) also leaped No. 25 Arizona (113).
 
The only team to defeat the Shockers this year – No. 16 West Virginia – jumped six spots this week after upsetting No. 2 Ohio State.

It's the program's 158th week all-time in the AP Poll. Exactly half of them (79) have come under Gregg Marshall.

The Shockers open conference play Wednesday afternoon against East Carolina (6-7) inside Charles Koch Arena. The 2 p.m. CT tipoff airs nationally on ESPNU.
 

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ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL:
Dec. 30, 2019

1. Gonzaga (13-1) – 1,621
2. Duke (11-1) – 1,516
3. Kansas (10-2) – 1,497
4. Oregon (11-2) – 1,361
5. Ohio St. (11-2) – 1,277
6. Baylor (9-1) – 1,267
7. Louisville (11-2) – 1,196
8. Auburn (12-0) – 1,159
9. Memphis (11-1) – 1,055
10. Villanova (9-2) – 970
11. Butler (12-1) – 883
12. Michigan (10-3) – 880
13. San Diego St. (13-0) – 780
14. Michigan St. (10-3) – 747
15. Maryland (11-2) – 720
16. West Virginia (11-1) – 719
17. Kentucky (9-3) – 674
18. Florida St. (11-2) – 531
19. Virginia (10-2) – 506
20. Dayton (10-2) – 483
21. Penn St. (11-2) – 312
22. Texas Tech (9-3) – 175
23. Iowa (10-3) – 137
24. Wichita St. (11-1) – 135
25. Arizona (10-3) – 113

Others receiving votes:
Colorado 74, Xavier 58, DePaul 47, Washington 40, Northern Iowa 32, Utah State 30, Saint Mary's 28, Marquette 27, Arkansas 19, Purdue 12, Georgetown 10, Creighton 10, Indiana 5, Houston 4, St. John's 3, Virginia Tech 3, East Tennessee State 2, Seton Hall 2, BYU 2, Stanford 1, Yale 1, Florida 1
 

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USA TODAY COACHES POLL
Dec. 30, 2019

1. Gonzaga (30 first-place votes)
2. Duke (1)
3. Kansas (1)
4. Baylor
5. Ohio State
6. Oregon
7. Auburn
8. Louisville
9. Villanova
10. Butler
11. Memphis
12. San Diego State
13. Michigan
14. Kentucky
15. Maryland
16. Michigan State
17. West Virginia
18. Dayton
19. Virginia
20. Florida State
21. Penn State
22. Texas Tech
23. Wichita State
24. Arizona
25. Iowa