Arizona head coach Brent Brennan discussed a proposal by BYU head coach Kitana Sitake that Big XII teams play at least one non-conference game from one of the other three power conferences. Arizona plays power non-conference opponent in seven of the next nine seasons.
Arizona will host Kansas State in 2025 after losing in Manhattan in 2024 as their power non-conference opponent. The two-game series was scheduled before Arizona joined the Big XII and is a non-conference game. Arizona does not play a power non-conference opponent in 2026 and 2027.
Northern Arizona and Northern Illinois are at Arizona to begin the 2026 season before the Wildcats play at Washington State.