When Arizona kicked off the conference season against ASU on Thursday, they had already reached 11 wins—their entire win total in 2017. Meanwhile, Stanford wrapped up their non-conference schedule at 8-1 before notching their ninth win against Cal. But not all schedules are created equally.
Stanford’s single loss came in the first week of the season. They lost on the road to current No. 1 BYU, who was ranked No. 9 at the time. They have tallied wins against then-No. 5 Penn State and then-No. 1 Minnesota, as well as emerging victorious twice over then-No. 3 Texas.