Missouri Valley Conference | October 28, 2014 Wichita St. Share ST. LOUIS -- Following a record-setting season which saw Wichita State climb as high as No. 2 in the national polls and reel off 35-consecutive wins before a loss, pollsters are slotting the Shockers -- ranked No. 11 nationally -- to win the 2014-15 Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball crown. The Shockers received 45 of 46 first-place tallies and have placed three players on the five-player pre-season all-conference squad. The Shockers have been picked to win the MVC four previous times since 1985, and in those years, they finished second three times and first once (last year). Wichita State does, however, own eight outright MVC crowns. It marks the third time in the past five seasons that Wichita State has been picked to win the league crown (2011, 2014, 2015). 10 players who have an NBA draft decision to make, ranked by Andy Katz Andy Katz ranks 10 big-time players who have left the door open for a potential return to college basketball. READ MORE 10 best players on double-digit seeded teams in the 2021 NCAA tournament, ranked Here are the 10 best players on teams seeded 10 or higher in the 2021 NCAA tournament, ranked by NCAA.com's Andy Katz. READ MORE Michigan at Ohio State and 6 more college hoops games picked this week Andy Katz predicts Michigan at Ohio State and six more college basketball games from Feb. 17-21. READ MORE