Arizona pulled off an upset in its season opener, beating San Diego State on the road to match its win total from the previous year. That result turned heads across college football, to the point that the Wildcats even got one (1) vote in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll.
The UA hadn’t gotten AP votes since October 2019, when it sat at 4-1 only to lose the next 20 games.
The opponent for Arizona’s home opener, Mississippi State, got 16 votes after opening the season with a 49-23 home victory over Memphis. The Bulldogs return 16 starters from a team that went 7-5 in 2021.