Wichita State finishes No. 19 in AP basketball poll
Wichita State is No. 19 in the final Associated Press men’s basketball poll, the seventh time in program history for the Shockers to earn a spot in the final poll.
The Shockers (30-4) moved up one spot from last week. The AP does not conduct another poll after the NCAA Tournament. The Shockers are also No. 19 in the USA Today coaches poll, which will poll its panel of 32 coaches after the tournament.
Kansas dropped two spots to No. 3 in the AP poll. The Jayhawks (28-4) are also No. 3 in the coaches poll.
WSU debuted in this season’s poll at No. 25 on Feb. 20. Its current ranking is its highest.
The Shockers play Dayton on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
WSU also finished the season in the AP poll in 1963 (No. 5), 1964 (No. 5), 1983 (No. 14), 2012 (No. 18), 2014 (No. 2) and 2015 (No. 14).
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Final AP Top 25
Rec | Pts | Prv | |
1. Villanova (59) | 31-3 | 1619 | 2 |
2. Gonzaga (6) | 32-1 | 1520 | 4 |
3. Kansas | 28-4 | 1478 | 1 |
4. Arizona | 30-4 | 1427 | 7 |
5. North Carolina | 27-7 | 1278 | 6 |
6. Kentucky | 29-5 | 1275 | 8 |
7. Duke | 27-8 | 1250 | 14 |
8. UCLA | 29-4 | 1207 | 3 |
9. Oregon | 29-5 | 1194 | 5 |
10. Louisville | 24-8 | 981 | 10 |
11. SMU | 30-4 | 951 | 12 |
12. Baylor | 25-7 | 877 | 9 |
13. West Virginia | 26-8 | 842 | 11 |
14. Notre Dame | 25-9 | 682 | 22 |
15. Purdue | 25-7 | 652 | 13 |
16. Florida State | 25-8 | 568 | 16 |
17. Iowa State | 23-10 | 560 | 23 |
18. Cincinnati | 29-5 | 520 | 15 |
19. Wichita State | 30-4 | 436 | 20 |
20. Florida | 24-8 | 388 | 17 |
21. Butler | 23-8 | 359 | 18 |
22. Saint Mary’s | 28-4 | 304 | 19 |
23. Michigan | 24-11 | 252 | _ |
24. Virginia | 22-10 | 238 | 21 |
25. Wisconsin | 25-9 | 151 | 24 |
Others receiving votes: Middle Tennessee 35, Minnesota 20, Rhode Island 13, Creighton 10, Iowa 8, Oklahoma State 8, Nevada 5, Princeton 5, Vermont 4, Virginia Tech 3, Seton Hall 2, Arkansas 1, Northwestern 1, VCU 1.
This story was originally published March 13, 2017 at 1:59 PM with the headline "Wichita State finishes No. 19 in AP basketball poll."