Former Pac-12 teams met in non-conference play as the Wildcats are now members of the Big 12 and the Bruins are in the Big Ten conference.
Here is a look at the analytical rankings of both the Bruins and the Wildcats.
UCLA Arizona Advantage
NET: #14 #45 UCLA
KenPom: #15 #29 UCLA
EvanMiya: #16 #26 UCLA
Bart Torvik: #14 #24 UCLA
BPI: #25 #12 Arizona
Jeff Sagarin: #3 #8 UCLA
Team Rankings: #16 #17 UCLA
Most difficult schedule thus far this season.
Arizona has arguably had the most difficult schedule this season, having played at Wisconsin, Duke, and both Oklahoma and West Virginia in the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis. UCLA has played at Oregon and faced off against New Mexico in Nevada.
Best victory this season thus far.
UCLA arguably has the best victory this season, having defeated No. 12 ranked Oregon on the road. Not many would argue that before these two teams play one another, the Wildcats have played a more difficult schedule, but Arizona's best win this season has been against Davidson in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.
One common opponent between these two teams.
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds from the WAC have played both Arizona and UCLA on the road, and both games resulted in blowout losses for the Thunderbirds. The Bruins defeated Southern Utah by a score of 88-43, and Arizona beat the Thunderbirds by a final score of 102-66. UCLA held Southern Utah to only 43 points, and the Wildcats scored more than 100 points on the Thunderbirds.