Latest AP Poll Update Ahead of Arizona's Game Against UConn

Arizona will be hitting the road following the win over UCLA as the Wildcats take on UConn in a tough non-conference showdown.

Nov 14, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Arizona Wildcats guard Anthony Dell'Orso (3) acknowledges fans after defeating the UCLA Bruins 69-65 at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images | Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images

The college basketball season is in full swing and No. 5 Arizona (4-0) has gotten off to an impressive start with marquee wins over then-No. 3 Florida and most recently over rival No. 15 UCLA in a 69-65 gritty win.

Through the first couple of games this season, the top player on the Wildcats’ roster has been freshman forward Koa Peat, who won several awards and honors for his opening week of college basketball.

Against the Bruins, Peat struggled going 2 of 5 from the field and recording seven points to go along with six turnovers and four personnel fouls.

Still, even after being down by as many as 10 points, the WIldcats kept chipping away and got massive production off the bench with 28 points, which helped flip the game in favor of Arizona.

Nov 11, 2025; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats forward Tobe Awaka (30) listens during a timeout in the first half of the game against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at McKale Memorial Center. Mandatory Credit: Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images | Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images

Plus, Arizona was able to control the glass outrebounding the Bruins 35-28, which led to 12 second-chance points and a 38 to 20 deficit in the paint as the Wildcats used their size as an advantage.

Leading the charge throughout the game for Arizona was guard Anthony Dell’Orso, who had a game-high 20 points off the bench. Dell’Orso managed to go 6 of 11 from the field while hitting four 3-point shots.

Meanwhile, as the game reached the final five minutes and crunch time was upon Arizona, point guard Jaden Bradley took over hitting clutch shot after clutch shot to help put the game on ice.

Nov 14, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Arizona Wildcats guard Jaden Bradley (0) goes to the basket against UCLA Bruins center Xavier Booker (1) during the first half of the Hall of Fame Series game at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images | Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images

Bradley finished the game with 15 points, four rebounds and three assists to just one turnover while going 6 of 10 from the field. Plus, UA trailing by 1-point with 1:47 left, he hit the go-ahead 3-point shot to give the Wildcats the lead, which they wouldn’t relinquish the rest of the way.

With Arizona pulling off the win against UCLA, the latest AP Poll was recently with the Wildcats moving up one spot to No. 4 in the rankings.

Overall, the Big 12 has six teams ranked in the latest AP Poll in No. 2 Houston, No. 4 Arizona, No. 9 BYU, No. 15 Texas Tech, No. 16 Iowa State and No. 24 Kansas rounding out the rankings.

Nov 15, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; UConn Huskies forward Jayden Ross (23) celebrates his three point basket with forward Jaylin Stewart (3) during the second half against the BYU Cougars at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images | Eric Canha-Imagn Images

However, there is no rest for the Wildcats, who now travel to the East Coast to take on No. 3 UConn on Wednesday night at 5 p.m. (MST) and the game will be televised on FS1.

This will be the first time the two programs have played each other since the 2010-11 season when UA lost 65-63 in the Elite Eight. In fact, that's the only time Arizona and UConn have played against each other.

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