The Shockers finished the 2016 – 17 season 31 – 5 , 17 – 1 to finish in a tie for first place in MVC play . In the MVC Tournament , they beat Bradley , Missouri State , and Illinois State to win the tournament championship . As a result , they earned the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . As the No. 10 seed in the South region ( considered by everyone to be too high ) , they defeated No. 7 Dayton in the First Round before losing to No. 2 Kentucky in the Second Round . The season marked the Shockers ' final season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference as the school announced on April 7 , 2017 that it would be joining the American Athletic Conference effective July 1 , 2017
MVC Tournament
2017 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team