After two crushing victories to start the season, the Arizona Wildcats are preparing to enter a much more challenging part of their schedule.

After the Wildcats’ performance in their first two games, dominating both Point Loma (113-64) and Old domain (102-44), their next confrontation at the end of the week will be widely watched on television.

Many also agree.

On Monday, NCAA digital reporter Andy Katz launched its first edition of Games of the Week for the 2024-25 men’s basketball season. In the list of ten featured matchups, Arizona’s next road matchup against Wisconsin Badgers it reached number three.

Although Katz attended school in Wisconsin, no bias is needed to make this game one of the most anticipated of the week. The matchup will surely be the first real test for Wildcats head coach Tommy Llyod’s newly built squad.

We’ll finally get a real idea of ​​the Wildcats’ depth this Friday when they take on a Big Ten team. Will it be enough to make a run deeper than last season’s loss in the Sweet 16?

Katz also promoted Arizona in his recent ‘Power 37’ basketball rankings following their two dominant wins to start the season. After starting the year at No. 17 on the list, the Wildcats recently moved up to No. 13.

“The Wildcats embarrassed Old Dominion 102-44. Tommy Lloyd’s team is playing like it’s February with Caleb Love picking up where he left off last season as the Pac-12 player of the year,” Katz writes.

Love finished the win over ODU as one of five players to reach double figures for the Wildcats. He Preseason AP All-American He added 10 points, three rebounds and one assist. He shot 4 of 9 from the field, including 40 percent from behind the three-point line.

The matchup was only behind the Champions Classic, which includes the four best teams in the country. Michigan State Spartans, kansas jayhawks, Duke blue devils and Kentucky Wildcats. The game between Alabama Crimson Tide and Purdue Boilermakers It came in at number two.

A dominant win over Wisconsin, which has had three impressive wins this year to start the year, would surely put Arizona back in the conversation as one of the best teams in basketball. It will also be a great test for the next game when Duke comes to town.

Typoff at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday is scheduled for 9 pm ET and will be available on Peacock.