Program history
New Mexico State
in the tournament.
New Mexico State appears in 25 tournaments in this archive, between 1959 and 2022, with an all-time record of 10–26. It has reached the national semifinals once — 1970 — without reaching the title game.
In its opening game it is 4–4. 0 of its 7 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2022, when a 12th seed beat the 5th-seeded UConn 70–63. The reverse happened in 1991: as a 6th seed it lost to the 11th-seeded Creighton 64–56.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 5, from 1967 to 1971. Its longest absence ran 11 years, between 1979 and 1990. It has met UCLA 4 times, more than any other opponent.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 6th seed and as low as a 15th.
- 25 Appearances
- 10–26 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | — | 17–11 | Presley Askew | Border | First round |
| 1960 | — | 20–7 | Presley Askew | Border | First round |
| 1967 | — | 15–11 | Lou Henson | Independent | First round |
| 1968 | — | 23–6 | Lou Henson | Independent | Regional third place |
| 1969 | — | 24–5 | Lou Henson | Independent | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1970 | — | 27–3 | Lou Henson | Independent | Third Place |
| 1971 | — | 19–8 | Lou Henson | Missouri Valley | First round |
| 1975 | — | 20–7 | Lou Henson | Missouri Valley | Round of 32 |
| 1979 | 10 | 22–10 | Ken Hayes | Missouri Valley Conference | Round of 40 |
| 1990 | 6 | 26–5 | Neil McCarthy | Big West Conference | lost in the First round to Loyola Marymount, 92–111 |
| 1991 | 6 | 23–6 | Neil McCarthy | Big West Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Creighton, 56–64 |
| 1992 | 12 | 23–7 | Neil McCarthy | Big West Conference | lost in the Regional semifinals to UCLA, 78–85 |
| 1993 | 7 | 25–7 | Neil McCarthy | Big West Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Cincinnati, 55–92 |
| 1994 | 13 | 23–7 | Neil McCarthy | Big West Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Oklahoma State, 55–65 |
| 1999 | 14 | 23–10 | Lou Henson | Big West Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Kentucky, 60–82 |
| 2007 | 13 | 25–9 | Reggie Theus | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Texas, 67–79 |
| 2010 | 12 | 22–12 | Marvin Menzies | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Michigan State, 67–70 |
| 2012 | 13 | 26–10 | Marvin Menzies | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Indiana, 66–79 |
| 2013 | 13 | 24–11 | Marvin Menzies | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Saint Louis, 44–64 |
| 2014 | 13 | 26–10 | Marvin Menzies | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to San Diego State, 69–73 (OT) |
| 2015 | 15 | 23–11 | Marvin Menzies | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Kansas, 56–75 |
| 2017 | 14 | 28–6 | Paul Weir | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Baylor, 73–91 |
| 2018 | 12 | 28–6 | Chris Jans | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Clemson, 68–79 |
| 2019 | 12 | 30–5 | Chris Jans | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Auburn, 77–78 |
| 2022 | 12 | 27–7 | Chris Jans | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Arkansas, 48–53 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 4–4 |
| Round of 64 | 6–19 |
| Round of 32 | 0–1 |
| Semifinal | 0–2 |
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