Why Wichita State should be No. 1: The Shockers have all the pieces

Who knows, maybe this second ability was exaggerated to an extent by nine other Missouri Valley teams that, throughout Marshall’s tenure, were famously averse to even trying for offensive rebounds. That won’t be the case in the American. The aforementioned Bearcats and SMU, to name but two upcoming opponents, love to crash the offensive glass. The collisions between a proven WSU defense and a new and more challenging set of league opponents promise to be well worth watching.