Wichita State leaving MVC for AAC on July 1

The school, which has been a member of the MVC since 1945, does not have a football program but it is a powerhouse in men's basketball.

"The addition of Wichita State in basketball and Olympic sports extends our conference's national footprint, enhances our national profile and strengthens our position as a leader in intercollegiate athletics," said Mike Aresco, the conference's commissioner.

Both conference champion SMU and Cincinnati were seeded sixth in their regionals and lost in the first round.

Because it did not give the required two-year notice for leaving the MVC, Wichita State will have to forfeit its share this year's conference revenue distribution.