Once again, Wildcats are set to play in front of a national audience

Once again, the Arizona Wildcats are set to play in front of a national audience. It's "College Game Day" today on ESPN and much of the talk -- say from 9 A.M. -- will be all the pre-game hype regarding the Wildcats and the UCLA Bruins. Come 7 p.m. the talking will subside and the two teams will go at it on the court at Pauley Pavilion -- in front of a sold-out crowd.

There will, of course, be a few boisterous Arizona fans in the audience, but they will be hard to find in the arena as the locals will dominate the cheering from the get-go.

When the final buzzer sounds, the Bruins will have their 22nd win of the year or the Wildcats will have their 24th. At last look, the Wildcats still own the best overall record in the Pac-12 at 23-5 and the Bruins are at 21-7. Oregon, the Pac-12 Conference leader, owns the second-best record at 23-6.

Of course, what matters at this writing is the conference standings. The Ducks (12-4) own a slight lead over the Bruins (11-4), while the Wildcats (11-5) are fighting for third place, along with the California Golden Bears (11-5).

When the Pac-12 games are in the books come late Sunday night, there could be some shuffling at the top of the standings.

What matters now is results!

Here's hoping our Wildcats can get it done tonight.