NCAA Tournament March Madness

#133 New Mexico St

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

New Mexico State’s resume is anchored by a signature home win over New Mexico and neutral-site victories over UC Irvine and Georgia State that show the program can beat respectable nonconference opponents, but damaging results at Abilene Christian, a neutral loss to Tulsa and a tight defeat to South Alabama have exposed inconsistency and left the road résumé thin. The defense has been steadier than the offense, which has kept the team competitive but has not produced enough high-end road wins to erase doubt. The conference slate presents clear opportunities to bolster the profile with several favorable home dates against Missouri State, Delaware, Florida International, UTEP, Jacksonville State and Kennesaw while upcoming true road tests at Liberty, WKU, MTSU and Louisiana Tech are the make-or-break moments that will determine whether this résumé looks substantially stronger by the time the bracket is set.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/15New Mexico69W76-68
11/21Samford241W81-72
11/25(N)UC Irvine130W57-45
11/26(N)Georgia St332W77-58
12/2(N)South Alabama193L77-75
12/6@Abilene Chr211L77-69
12/13(N)Tulsa82L83-70
12/21Sam Houston St118W87-78
1/2@Florida Intl18151%
1/4@Missouri St26968%
1/8WKU14765%
1/10MTSU15867%
1/15@Liberty10329%
1/17@Delaware26867%
1/22Missouri St26985%
1/24Florida Intl18172%
1/28Delaware26884%
1/31@Kennesaw16246%
2/4@Louisiana Tech18853%
2/7@UTEP21458%
2/11Liberty10351%
2/14@Jacksonville St24063%
2/21UTEP21478%
2/26@WKU14743%
2/28@MTSU15846%
3/5Jacksonville St24081%
3/7Kennesaw16268%