Program history
New Mexico
in the tournament.
New Mexico appears in 17 tournaments in this archive, between 1968 and 2025, with an all-time record of 8–18.
1 of its 5 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2025, when a 10th seed beat the 7th-seeded Marquette 75–66. The reverse happened in 2013: as a 3rd seed it lost to the 14th-seeded Harvard 68–62.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 4, from 1996 to 1999. Its longest absence ran 13 years, between 1978 and 1991.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 3rd seed and as low as a 14th.
- 17 Appearances
- 8–18 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | — | 23–3 | Bob King | Western Athletic | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1974 | — | 22–7 | Norm Ellenberger | Western Athletic | Regional third place |
| 1978 | 2 | 24–4 | Norm Ellenberger | Western Athletic Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1991 | 14 | 20–10 | Dave Bliss | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Oklahoma State, 54–67 |
| 1993 | 5 | 24–7 | Dave Bliss | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round 1 to George Washington, 68–82 |
| 1994 | 10 | 23–8 | Dave Bliss | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Virginia, 54–57 |
| 1996 | 7 | 28–5 | Dave Bliss | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Georgetown, 65–75 |
| 1997 | 3 | 25–8 | Dave Bliss | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Louisville, 63–64 |
| 1998 | 4 | 24–8 | Dave Bliss | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Syracuse, 46–56 |
| 1999 | 9 | 25–9 | Dave Bliss | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Connecticut, 56–78 |
| 2005 | 12 | 26–7 | Ritchie McKay | Mountain West Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Villanova, 47–55 |
| 2010 | 3 | 30–5 | Steve Alford | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Washington, 64–82 |
| 2012 | 5 | 28–7 | Steve Alford | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Louisville, 56–59 |
| 2013 | 3 | 29–6 | Steve Alford | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Harvard, 62–68 |
| 2014 | 7 | 27–7 | Craig Neal | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Stanford, 53–58 |
| 2024 | 11 | 26–10 | Richard Pitino | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Clemson, 56–77 |
| 2025 | 10 | 27–8 | Richard Pitino | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Michigan State, 63–71 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 0–3 |
| Round of 64 | 8–8 |
| Round of 32 | 0–7 |
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