NCAA Tournament March Madness

#45 New Mexico

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Projected seed: 11 (last four in)

New Mexico’s placement is grounded in a résumé that mixes a few signature highs with some damaging lows, highlighted by a neutral-site win over Mississippi State and a gritty road victory at VCU that show the team can beat quality opponents away from home, while comfortable wins over Santa Clara and Grand Canyon demonstrate it can dominate lesser foes. Those bright spots are countered by losses that leave the committee uneasy, including a road loss at New Mexico State, setbacks to Boise State and a heavy defeat at Utah State, which raise questions about consistency and performance in tough environments. The remaining slate includes several winnable games at home and on the road plus a chance for a résumé-building road win, so the team’s fate will come down to avoiding more damaging results and collecting at least one notable victory before the conference tournament, otherwise its mixed profile will likely keep it on the edge of the field.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5East Texas A&M278W76-54
11/8UT Arlington165W74-56
11/11UC Riverside275W82-68
11/15@New Mexico St172L76-68
11/20(N)Nebraska12L84-72
11/21(N)Mississippi St91W80-78
11/26Alabama St311W93-87
12/6Santa Clara38W98-71
12/10@VCU46W81-78
12/14FGCU245W75-59
12/20San Jose St250W88-65
12/30@Boise St56L62-53
1/3Wyoming100W78-58
1/6@Colorado St97W80-70
1/10@Air Force345W91-49
1/13Grand Canyon69W87-64
1/17@San Diego St43L83-79
1/21Fresno St129W83-74
1/24Nevada55W80-73
1/27@UNLV127W89-61
1/31@San Jose St250W90-80
2/4Utah St25L86-66
2/7Boise St56L91-90
2/11@Grand Canyon69W70-64
2/17Air Force34599%
2/21@Fresno St12971%
2/24@Nevada5547%
2/28San Diego St4357%
3/4Colorado St9780%
3/7@Utah St2526%