The Wichita State Shockers apparently really want to get out of the Missouri Valley and upgrade their basketball situation.
Before we get to the ineptness of the Mountain West the Shockers do not really need to get to a bigger conference as they have had an undefeated regular season, went to the Final Four in 2013 and has a few players in the NBA.
Money is likely one reason to move up to a bigger league, and that league just might be the American Athletic Conference. The AAC has 11 teams, as does the Mountain West, and 12 teams makes scheduling easier, and there is another report of Wichita State chatting it up with the AAC.