This year marks the first time since Arizona women\u2019s basketball became part of the Pac-10 Conference (1986-87) that the Wildcats haven\u2019t played a road game or in a neutral-site tournament before league play.<\/p>\n
(Arizona didn\u2019t play any nonconference road games or in any tournaments in 2020-21 because that season was truncated due to the pandemic.)<\/p>\n
Last year, Arizona played three nonconference road games and in one neutral-site event in Palm Springs, California.<\/p>\n
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First-year UA coach Becky Burke told Arizona Desert Swarm<\/a> that \u201ca lot\u201d of the schedule already had been finalized by the time she took over the program in April.<\/p>\n Coach Becky Burke gives autographs and chats with fans during a meet-and-greet event with the Arizona women\u2019s basketball team at the Tucson Racquet Club on July 28, 2025.<\/p>\n Mamta Popat, Arizona Daily Star<\/p>\n Arizona plays its first exhibition game on Oct. 23 vs. West Texas A&M. The season opener is Nov. 6 vs. UC Riverside.<\/p>\n The UA also is bringing back Field Trip Day for students on Dec. 10 vs. Eastern Kentucky.<\/p>\n Only one of Arizona\u2019s nonconference opponents, Northern Arizona (Nov. 21), ended up in the top 150 in the final NET rankings for the 2024-25 season. The Lumberjacks finished 88th and went 2-0 against the Wildcats.<\/p>\n Here’s Arizona\u2019s 2025-26 nonconference slate. While opponents have been determined for Big 12 play<\/a>, the schedule has yet to be released.<\/p>\n Oct. 23: West Texas A&M (exhibition)<\/p>\n Oct. 30: Cal State LA (exhibition)<\/p>\n Nov. 21: Northern Arizona<\/p>\n Nov. 25: Northern Colorado<\/p>\n Nov. 29: Cal State Bakersfield<\/p>\n Dec. 3: Southern University<\/p>\n Dec. 10: Eastern Kentucky (Field Trip Day)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n