Picked to finish first in the Pac-10 - The Sporting News
Picked to finish first in the Pac-10 - Basketball News
Picked to finish first in the Pac-10 - Athlon Sports

The Sporting News No. 3 Frontcourt in the Country
Lindy's College Basketball No. 5 Frontcourt in the Country

Individual Rankings

Michael Wright
* The Sporting News No. 2 Power Forward in the Country
* The Sporting News Preseason Pac-10 All-Conference First Team
* Pac-10's Best NBA Prospect - The Sporting News
* Basketball News Preseason All-Pac-10 First Team
* Basketball News No. 6 "Banger" in the Country
* Athlon Sports Preseason All-Pac-10 First Team
* Lindy's College Basketball No. 8 Power Forward in the Country

Loren Woods
* The Sporting News No. 6 Center in the Country
* The Sporting News Preseason Pac-10 All-Conference Team
* The Sporting News Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year
* Athlon Sports Preseason All-Pac-10 Second Team
* Athlon Sports Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year
* Lindy's College Basketball No. 8 Center in the Country

Richard Jefferson
* Athlon Sports Preseason All-Pac-10 Third Team
* Lindy's College Basketball No. 14 Small Forward in the Country

Jason Gardner
* Basketball News Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year

Arizona 1 Opponents Preseason Rankings

Michigan State
No. 1/The Sporting News
No. 1/Blue Ribbon
No. 2/Basketball News
No. 3/Basketball Times
No. 3/Lindy's

Connecticut
No. 3/The Sporting News
No. 5/Connecticut
No. 6/Basketball News
No. 6/Blue Ribbon
No. 8/Lindy's

UCLA
No. 4/Basketball Times
No. 6/Lindy's
No. 10/Basketball News
No. 11/Blue Ribbon
No. 15/The Sporting News

Stanford
No. 9/The Sporting News
No. 10/Blue Ribbon
No. 23/Basketball News

Texas
No. 22/The Sporting News
No. 24/Blue Ribbon

New Mexico
No. 23/Lindy's