Consensus post week five projections have Arizona playing in the Sun Bowl against either Clemson or SMU in the latest postseason predictions from multiple media outlets. Mark Schlachbach of ESPN and Bryan Fischer of Sports Illustrated project Arizona to play Clemson in the Sun Bowl.
Athlon Sports and CBS Sports project Arizona to play SMU in the Sun Bowl. The other major bowl projections have Arizona playing Kyle Bonagura of ESPN predicting the Wildcats to play UNLV in the L.A. Bowl and College Football News slating a matchup with North Carolina State in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl.
Arizona lost to Auburn in 1968 and Baylor in 1992 and tied Georgia in 1985 in three Sun Bowl appearances.