A month into the college basketball season and both the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats men's and women's basketball teams have yet to suffer a loss, posting a combined 13-0 record.
Even more impressive: following losses by Iowa and Iowa State in women's hoops Thursday night, the Wildcats are now the only Division I school in the country with both their men's and women's teams still undebeaten.Â
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UA is also one of two schools in the NCAA to have their men's and women's programs ranked 11th or better in the AP Top 25 Poll.
The Tommy Lloyd-led ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ men's team is out to a 6-0 start and sit at No. 11 in the AP Poll, while Adia Barnes has the women's team at No. 7 following their 7-0 start.
The men's team will have a good chance to improve to 7-0 on Sunday as they take on Oregon State in Corvallis. The Beavers are 1-7 thus far and are coming off a 73-61 loss to Cal.Â
It will be a little while before the UA women's team takes the court again. Their Dec. 3 game against UC Riverside was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols in the UC Riverside program. The Cats' next game is set for Dec. 9 against North Dakota State.
Early Bracketology
Yes, we know it's early but both UA programs are earning greater attention in bracketology breakdowns.
The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ women's team has worked their way up to a No. 1 seed in . Listed as the top seed in the Spokane Region, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ would be joined by No. 2 Indiana, No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 4 South Florida in this scenario.Â
After not appearing in Joe Lunardi's preseason ESPN bracketology, the Wildcats men's squad has vaulted all the way to a with a projected matchup against No. 6 Wisconsin in the round of 32.Â
In this scenario, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ would join No. 1 seed Purdue, No. 2 Kansas and No. 4 Kentucky in the region.Â