The Zona Zoo is the seventh-best student section nationally in a top 10 list compiled by longtime college basketball writer Andy Katz of NCAA.Com. Arizona is one of three student sections from the Big XII in the top 10 nationally with Kansas and Iowa State. The Zona Zoo began in 2002 and was officially implemented according to its official webpage. The Zona Zoo impacts Arizona Athletics beyond basketball, but that remains the marquee sport at Arizona. Iowa State and Kansas defeated Arizona on their home floors in 2024-25, among other programs with top 10 student sections.