June 11, 2026, 5:11 p.m. MT The Arizona State football and Arizona football programs are trending in different directions, ESPN reporter Adam Rittenberg wrote in his "College Football Future Power Rankings through 2027." Rittenberg listed ASU at No. 27; five spots better than Arizona at No. 32. The paths those two programs took to get to their rankings, however, were significantly different. Last year in these Future Power Rankings, Rittenberg ranked ASU much higher at No. 12.