On the CBS Sports College Basketball podcast, Jon Rothstein, who has covered the sport for a long time, did a breakdown of the Big XII. Rothstein has Arizona fourth in his Big XII power rankings and mentioned Jaden Bradley as a player underrated in the conference.
Rothstein has Houston first, BYU second and Texas Tech third, ahead of Arizona, in his Big XII power rankings. Iowa State and Kansas are directly behind Arizona. The top two players in the 2025 class per the 247Sports composite rankings, Devyn Patterson to Kansas and A.J. Dybantsa to BYU, signed with Big XII programs.