With a win Saturday at Missouri State, No. 25 Wichita State will become the first Missouri Valley Conference squad to wrap up four MVC regular-season titles in a row since Southern Illinois was ruling the roost from 2002-05.
But to win it outright, the Shockers (26-4, 16-1) will need help. Illinois State, which is also 16-1 in the conference, visits Northern Iowa in a game that will start around the time Wichita State's game ends.
If the Redbirds win, they'll tie the Shockers for first and likely earn the top seed for next week's conference tournament in St.