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&M292W76-54
11/8UT Arlington166W74-56
11/11UC Riverside277W82-68
11/15@New Mexico St165L76-68
11/20(N)Nebraska11L84-72
11/21(N)Mississippi St90W80-78
11/26Alabama St305W93-87
12/6Santa Clara39W98-71
12/10@VCU46W81-78
12/14FGCU246W75-59
12/20San Jose St256W88-65
12/30@Boise St57L62-53
1/3Wyoming104W78-58
1/6@Colorado St93W80-70
1/10@Air Force347W91-49
1/13Grand Canyon68W87-64
1/17@San Diego St42L83-79
1/21Fresno St122W83-74
1/24Nevada56W80-73
1/27@UNLV129W89-61
1/31@San Jose St256W90-80
2/4Utah St25L86-66
2/7Boise St57L91-90
2/11@Grand Canyon68W70-64
2/17Air Force34799%
2/21@Fresno St12270%
2/24@Nevada5647%
2/28San Diego St4257%
3/4Colorado St9379%
3/7@Utah St2526%