Arizona is favored in three of their remaining nine games, according to the ESPN Football Power Index. The ESPN FPI also projects Arizona with 7.7 wins and 4.4 losses in their simulations. After the 23-17 win over Kansas State, the projections for each game changed for Arizona.
The ESPN FPI projects Arizona with a 94.00 percent chance to get to six wins and become bowl eligible, a 2.7 percent chance to win the Big XII and a 3.7 percent chance to earn a College Football Playoff berth. Only four teams remaining on Arizona's schedule are ahead of them in the ESPN FPI.