The Wichita State volleyball team completed its regular season with a losing record for the first time since 2001, but the Shockers will still play in the postseason.
With a RPI of 86 and a top-10 strength of schedule, WSU (13-17) received an at-large bid in the 32-team field of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship and will play Central Arkansas (26-6) in the opening round on at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in Denton, Texas, hosted by North Texas.
The NIVC is the volleyball equivalent to the National Invitational Tournament in basketball and is in its second year as a postseason tournament after a 22-year hiatus.