Arizona is about to round the turn of the Pac-12’s 20-game conference schedule, reaching the midpoint this weekend in the middle of the Washington trip. The sixth-ranked Wildcats (17-3, 6-3 Pac-12) have one more loss than they did at this point a year ago, two more in conference play, and are two games back of UCLA in the standings.
The UA is defending Pac-12 regular-season and conference tournament champions, but discussion of defending those titles has not been part of the in-program messaging.
“I told our guys we still haven’t earned the right to talk about a Pac-12 championship,” coach Tommy Lloyd said after Saturday’s win over then-No.