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2026 Week 8 Arizona Wildcats Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
cvsprinter1 8 1-loss to Undefeated
Corporal_Hicks 9
ToeInDigDeep 10 5-1, loss to BYU
budget_um 11
dabul-master 11
OKgolfer 11
owlalwaysloveyew 11
AJ_CC 12
GenialGiant 12
Muffinnnnnnn 12
NyquillusDillwad20 12
redwave2505 12
LiptonCB 13
stripes361 13
velociraptorfarmer 13
12panther 14
Noy_Telinu 14 Only loss is to BYU.
Ruhrgebietheld 14
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 14 (+3)
CommodoreN7 15
cyberchaox 15
Doogitywoogity 15 💥😴🔥😴🚒😴
e8odie 15
infinitempg 15 0.867, -3
Striker743 15 Up 8 - won BYE week, only loss is to #1
AlphaH4wk 16
corundum9 16
Justanother_0 16 Their only loss so far is to BYU. Without a marquee win though, Arizona is stuck in the mid 10's.
srs_house 16
StFuzzySlippers 16
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_ 17
ALStark69 17 +1; I am still high on these guys
Blazeth 17
Casaiir 17
Chris-P-Creme 17
Daigotsu 17
douchebagjack 17 Best 3 Wins: Cincinnati, West Virginia, Washington State.
1 Losses: B.Y.U..
Another win over BYE week in the books
eSpiritCorpse 17
Jay_Dubbbs 17
JustinMSU21 17
Klaassy23 17
Maladroit44 17 DNP this week, but hey, the AP Poll finally threw them a top-25 spot! Despite the bye week, it's a sensible time to give Arizona a little more love, considering their only loss is a close one on the road against currently-ascendant BYU. The Wildcats might have the best opportunity of any team to stir up the Big 12 standings, as they'll face two of the league's three unbeatens—Texas Tech and Utah—in the coming weeks, interspersed with some pretty light matchups against ISU and TCU. Stir them up enough, and who knows? An 11-1 (8-1) Arizona would be very much in play for the conference title game, and ought to be firmly in the playoff picture regardless.
MrTheSpork 17
nbingham196 17
RiffRamBahZoo 17
SufferingfOrLife 17
tks231 17
Tornadohunter24 17 [5-1, 2-1 Big 12] (+1) | SOR: #30 | Notable Results: L 17-28 @ #1 BYU [6-0], W 34-7 vs Cincinnati [4-2], W 52-31 @ West Virginia [4-3] |

Another team successfully avoiding the chaos by a timely bye week, the Wildcats are essentially buoyed by their blowout wins against middling conference opposition and a spirited effort against the now top-ranked Cougars. Handle business against a depleted Cyclones squad, and their following matchup against the Red Raiders gives them perfect opportunity to insert themselves into the Big 12 title race.
BendrickLamar19 18
BuckeyeForLife95 18 3.19
Cecil_Hardboner 18
Charlemagne42 18 Adjustment: 0%
ColombianInIowa24 18 34.33 - Big XII rankings boost has an acute impact on Arizona.
djowen68 18
Jakesnake42 18 Only loss to BYU, solid blowout win over Cincinnati gives this resume some weight.
jbowen1 18
KansasEF5Tornado 18
manbeardawg 18
noahthearc 18
owl_man 18
PlactusTX 18 LW: 24 | Tier 3 | bye
SCsprinter13 18
SIMBONEGTP 18
sirvalkyerie 18
SlaminSammons 18
spmartin1993 18
TadKosciuszko 18
The-Gothic-Castle 18
TouchdownHeroes 18
AlexanderComet 19
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 19
bakonydraco 19 83.244
Bill3ffinMurray 19
BoukenGreen 19
CPiGuy2728 19
daredassdude 19
Dropbackandpunt 19
elnino550 19
JBonkies 19
jonstark19 19
nw____ 19 Bye
Roscoe_Filburn 19
tdeff19 19
UNC_Samurai 19
Xtremeloco 19
Bereft13 20 Power: 17, SoR: 27; LW: 21
Blooblod 20
CambodianDrywall 20
CFBHurts 20
Ch-i-ef 20 somewhat unnoticed not rip
ch1l1_ch33s3 20
deadtofall12 20
grtgbln 20
Hackasizlak 20
IAmAChemicalEngineer 20
jjjoebox 20
Lefunnymaymays4lief 20 (+3) No one really seems to be talking about these guys. 14th year senior Noah Fifita and his loyalty in the modern age of CFB is something I deeply respect. And he’s still quite good! He also played with Jacob Cowing. He’s in his 3rd year in the NFL. Isn’t that fucked up?
Luigiatl 20
malowry0124 20
mcdsmaster8824 20
placid_salad 20 LW: #19
plannedsickdays 20
romulusjsp 20
ryseing 20
SearonTrejorek 20 0.75545
shifty1032231 20
thomasosu 20
ya111101 20
BearsAreGreat1 21
BorisNumber1 21
ChBass 21 The BYU loss doesn't hurt much, but their best win is against Cincinnati, so there are chances ahead for Arizona to make their mark.
digdat0 21 21. Arizona — Score: 0.151 | Results: 1.085, SOS Rank: #75, Quality: 0.041, Recency: 0.000 | T10W: 0, T25W: 0, T50W: 0, Off Rk: #29, Def Rk: #22
dukemetoo 21
fredmerc111 21
grjohnst 21
JustAManAndHisLaptop 21
MADBuc49 21 +4
olmsted 21
Our-Gardian-Angel 21
Red261 21
roguebandit1 21
scronko 21
seaotter2 21
T-Thugs 21 Arizona is 5-1 with a win over Cincinnati (4-2). Also beat West Virginia (4-3). Only loss is to BYU
Techwid 21
vanburen1845 21
w8w8 21
WarEagle9 21
blahblehblahwhoru 22
Conglossian 22 U/R
EpicSchwinn 22
Helifino 22
HieloLuz 22 Arizona has a close loss to BYU, and that's about all they have to show right now. But it's tied with Notre Dame for the best loss of the bucket, but Notre Dame played them a bit closer.
jrichardh 22
jthomas694 22
Longvols 22
MahjongDaily 22
PattyKane16 22
Polarbear1914 22
redrumsoxLoL 22
retnuh101 22
Shion314 22
spasm01 22
SwissArmyScythe 22 --
texas2089 22
titansfan174 22
TopGoose 22
visor841 22
arbadak 23 .753 rating, 5-1, SOS .529
BallSoHerd 23
bretticus733 23
cfbguy 23
chillmagic420 23
cornholesurfer 23
DarkLegend64 23
DavoinShower-handle 23
dschinghiskhan 23
IceColdDrPepper_Here 23
jimbobbypaul 23
jmac_21 23
joebob431 23
kflinderman 23
NotSoSuperNerd 23 1.401 [8.28-3.72]
sgtshenanigans 23 Arizona also grabs a bye week win with all of losses from teams ahead of them this week.
soonerfreak 23
strikersteve60 23
studio_sally 23
TDenverFan 23
tjstanley 23
VerySeriousBanana 23
Wescat 23
aggiebruin27 24
Bank_Gothic 24
Cars-and-Coffee 24
ChaseTheFalcon 24
cinciforthewin 24
Conn3er 24
Drexlore 24
dubscurry30 24 NR
Euphoric_Relative_13 24
GoBlueScrewOSU7 24
halldaylong 24
mellolizard 24
Pure_Protein_Machine 24
RedBarracuda25 24
RheagarTargaryen 24
ruwisc 24
sickmemes48 24
SteemieRayVaughn 24
TimeBroken 24
Zef_Apollo 24
_fastball 25
BosskOnASegway 25 1685.9 -> 1727.9 [+42.0] (#29 -> #25)
boxbeat 25
Buckeyes2010 25
BUSean 25
ChemicalOle 25
Corgi_Koala 25
cyclonepsycho 25
grey_pilgrim_ 25
laprasrules 25
ManiacalBlazer 25 71.826 (5-1) +3, -0.461, Bye week. Benefited from losses by Mizzou, Pitt, and Mississippi State to sneak into the rankings without playing a game.
nemoran 25
nin478 25
OldCoaly 25
penisthightrap_ 25
Pikachu1989 25
pileatedloon 25
Player_1_has_Joined 25
RobertNeyland 25
sirgippy 25 GippyRank expected rank: 18.2. Central 80% interval: 6–34. Top-25 probability: 78%.
spsellers 25
TheZachster 25
TossedRightOut 25
udderlymoovelous 25

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
bryophyta_insolitam 7
Nervous_Metal_9445 7 1 Loss to #1 Arizona, best win VS #27 Cincinnati
Fluid_Theory_6587 9
LegionMammal978 9 (+14) GS .881, TS 517.
Rhizical 11
Lucaball3r 12
HokiPoqi 13
SonOfGarry 13
666PeaceKeepaGirl 14
CallMeTheKing 14 87-1-49
myworld3 14
RealityComps 14
n8TLfan 15
NA_Faker 15
rt13wx 15
Crelc3 16
FoodCourtDruid 16
GrimmacingGrinny 16 Arizona is a team that I believe is being underrated. Their sole loss was to a BYU team in a game they led at half. Their best win is over Cincinnati, with their next best being over West Virginia.
JackWK_Gaming 16
NoOutdoorSoup 16
ResearchFlaky5912 16 Moves up 2 since the Big 12 looks a bit deeper than the Big 10 this year. WVU winning boosts Arizona's resume.
shouldajustsaid_yeah 16
Star_Wars_Sith 16
tbraptors 16 As I said last week, Arizona has a very underrated resume, with their only loss being on the road to the #1 team in the country, and two solid wins over Cincinnati and WVU
2AcesRoth 17 net elo off def ridge fei
+13.4 +11.3 31.0 19.7 +15.1 +13.7
Blazemaster77 17
d1sportsball 17 1 quality loss to BYU, 2 dominant wins over West Virginia and Cincy.
Dawg-Bite 17
DownshiftGD 17
Express_Dinner7918 17 It may be against the worst secondary in the conference, but Noah Fafita had a monster game. He absolutely deserves a statue outside the stadium in the future.
LightningDusty 17 ↑1
m3owzika 17
MyAngelMiraidon 17 +1 - Forced to reward bye week because of chaos
Protoco2 17
SomerandomIDFBfan 17
The_Stratman 17
wittingtarsier 17
Esb5415 18
fm22fnam 18 +UNR
gohncell 18
ogsmurf826 18
Pyroblockx 18
Real-Plant-5722 18
Spazzatack 18
Th3BigBlue 18
thatoneguyD13 18 Tier 4.
thereaname 18
_THE__BOULDER_ 19 Bye, but benefited from other teams ahead of them losing. I had Arizona at #20 last week.
Applesaucemannus 19
ArlyntheAwesome 19 your only loss is now #2, welcome to the top 20
bruhstevenson 19
drewscottt 19 -1
meristematic 19
NebraskaPlainsman 19
owl-bears 19
SaguaroCactus19 19
Salmon-Dude 19
BoNnnnfhir 20
jwrtf 20
ninjatown23 20 Not playing this weekend was a big help due to all the chaos. The Wildcats get a little bye week boost.
Ok_Significance_3803 20
S2OP 20 (+5)
SpectralHydra 20
HHunko13 21
Noahsince2002 21
Original_Profile8600 21
S3G 21
Select-Edge-3262 21 +3
TheBeekman8 21
thehornedlamb 21
TomorrowFinal6642 21
alexjcode_com 22 751
Arago_ 22
funt9rtle 22
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor 22
jtchr33 22 Another silently good big XII that can make a run
Living_Human 22 69.28
NC_Pineapple 22
pongislame 22 5-1 (17-28 @ BYU)
PsychologicalFox8660 22
requiemsux 22
rob_bot13 22 1627 points
EL-YEO 23
jmdinbtr 23
KevinDoesSports 23 Only loss was to a really good BYU team. Arizona has looked good against everyone else, they move into my rankings.
Perryapsis 23
ted1995 23
WBLwiffleball 23
70277027 24
bigred91224 24
BlueRFR3100 24
bocnj 24
JJones927 24
josh55134 24
LegendParkour 24
loneSTAR_06 24
newSomberMan 24
RowDull8230 24
Scottyfer 24
Tortillero96 24 W (5-1) A +21 vs West Virginia (unranked)
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BoilerUp28 25
buccaneerboy22 25
ChiTrojan2 25
Delicious_Fig5384 25
FrontRunner51 25 (NR)

Just missed out: #26 James Madison
Imd0wnc0w 25
JKess207 25
leadbymight 25
logace444444444 25
Menktenk 25
Milflover69cbb 25
Nath0leon 25 +3.
Scruggerboy 25
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