Because Wichita State ran the table in league play last season in the Missouri Valley Conference and brings back a pair of all-league guards in Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker, it's no surprise that the Shockers are the preseason favorite again.
But there's a team capable of knocking off Gregg Marshall's squad this season. At least that's what some coaches believe.
Check out who it is, and what the rest of the league will look like in our poll of a number of MVC coaches: