NCAA Tournament March Madness

#70 New Mexico

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Projected seed: 10 (automatic qualifier)

New Mexico’s resume is anchored by a signature neutral win over Mississippi State and a gritty road victory at VCU, evidence it can beat strong competition away from home, but those highs are offset by damaging results such as the loss at in-state rival New Mexico State and the neutral setback at Nebraska which reduce its margin for error. Many of the comfortable wins came against mid-major opposition like Santa Clara and San Jose State, so the Lobos still need more victories with real weight, and the remaining slate gives them that chance with road tests at Boise State, San Diego State and Utah State and home opportunities against Fresno State and Nevada. Pulling off one or two of those tough road games would convert promise into resume-defining wins, while stumbling in conference play would leave the profile looking like one that has quality flashes but also avoidable blemishes.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5East Texas A&M309W76-54
11/8UT Arlington170W74-56
11/11UC Riverside258W82-68
11/15@New Mexico St130L76-68
11/20(N)Nebraska22L84-72
11/21(N)Mississippi St79W80-78
11/26Alabama St287W93-87
12/6Santa Clara60W98-71
12/10@VCU43W81-78
12/14FGCU174W75-59
12/20San Jose St200W88-65
12/30@Boise St5230%
1/3Wyoming9770%
1/6@Colorado St8945%
1/10@Air Force32492%
1/13Grand Canyon9569%
1/17@San Diego St5130%
1/21Fresno St16986%
1/24Nevada6660%
1/27@UNLV14163%
1/31@San Jose St20075%
2/4Utah St3141%
2/7Boise St5252%
2/11@Grand Canyon9547%
2/17Air Force32497%
2/21@Fresno St16969%
2/24@Nevada6638%
2/28San Diego St5152%
3/4Colorado St8967%
3/7@Utah St3121%