Arizona began the 2025 season with wins over Group of Five Hawai'i, Football Championship Subdivision Weber State and Big XII foe Kansas State. The three consecutive wins to start a season were the first for Arizona since 2015.
Alex Busse of 247Sports stated, "Arizona's 3-0 start was more opponent-based than improvement personified." Hawai'i has four wins and two losses. Fresno State won 23-21 at Hawai'i in week four to give the Rainbow Warriors their other 2025 loss.
Arizona is 52nd in the ESPN Football Power Index. The ESPN FPI has Arizona 42nd in strength of record, 78th in strength of schedule, 51st in remaining SOS, 39th in game control and 37th in average in-game win probability.