New Mexico State

Conference USA · Las Cruces, Las Cruces, New Mexico

1695-1198

All-time

0.586

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

New Mexico State’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Round	Match	Game Score
1	Mar 21, 1970	1970	Third Place Game	#5 New Mexico State 79-73 #3 St. Bonaventure Cole Field House, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland	1.67
2	Mar 17, 2022	2022	First Round	New Mexico State 70-63 #21 Connecticut KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York	1.59
3	Mar 21, 2019	2019	First Round	New Mexico State 77-78 #14 Auburn Delta Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.46
4	Mar 14, 1991	1991	First Round	#15 New Mexico State 56-64 Creighton Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.42
5	Mar 20, 1992	1992	First Round	New Mexico State 81-73 #24 DePaul Desert Financial Arena, Phoenix, Arizona	1.35
6	Mar 13, 1971	1971	First Round	New Mexico State 69-72 #14 Houston Fertitta Center, Houston, Texas	1.35
7	Mar 15, 1968	1968	Second Round	New Mexico State 49-58 #2 UCLA The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico	1.29
8	Mar 20, 2014	2014	First Round	New Mexico State 69-73 #13 San Diego State (OT) Spokane Arena, Spokane, Washington	1.27
9	Mar 26, 1992	1992	Regional Semifinals	New Mexico State 78-85 #4 UCLA The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico Sweet 16	1.21
10	Mar 19, 1970	1970	Final Four	#5 New Mexico State 77-93 #2 UCLA Cole Field House, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland Final Four	1.20

Season by season

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2026	New Mexico State	16-16	Conference USA	8-12		#167
2025	New Mexico State	17-15	Conference USA	10-8		#140
2024	New Mexico State	13-19	Conference USA	7-9		#281
2023	New Mexico State	9-15	Western Athletic	2-16		#183
2022	New Mexico State	27-7	Western Athletic ◆	13-4		#88	12	NCAA tournament
2021	New Mexico State	12-8	Western Athletic	7-6		#161
2020	New Mexico State	25-6	Western Athletic ★	16-0		#116
2019	New Mexico State	30-5	Western Athletic ★ ◆	15-1		#55	12	NCAA tournament
2018	New Mexico State	28-6	Western Athletic ★ ◆	12-2		#72	12	NCAA tournament
2017	New Mexico State	28-6	Western Athletic ◆	11-3		#99	14	NCAA tournament
2016	New Mexico State	23-11	Western Athletic ★	13-1		#114		NIT
2015	New Mexico State	23-11	Western Athletic ★ ◆	13-1		#109	15	NCAA tournament
2014	New Mexico State	26-10	Western Athletic ◆	12-4		#84	13	NCAA tournament
2013	New Mexico State	24-11	Western Athletic ◆	14-4		#103	13	NCAA tournament
2012	New Mexico State	26-10	Western Athletic ◆	10-4		#63	13	NCAA tournament
2011	New Mexico State	16-17	Western Athletic	9-7		#128
2010	New Mexico State	22-12	Western Athletic ◆	11-5		#124	12	NCAA tournament
2009	New Mexico State	17-15	Western Athletic	9-7		#114
2008	New Mexico State	21-14	Western Athletic ★	12-4		#94
2007	New Mexico State	25-9	Western Athletic ◆	11-5		#92	13	NCAA tournament
2006	New Mexico State	16-14	Western Athletic	10-6		#131
2005	New Mexico State	6-24	Sun Belt	1-14		#256
2004	New Mexico State	13-14	Sun Belt	6-9		#194
2003	New Mexico State	20-9	Sun Belt	9-6		#102
2002	New Mexico State	20-12	Sun Belt ★	11-4		#107
2001	New Mexico State	14-14	Sun Belt	10-6		#133
2000	New Mexico State	22-10	Big West	11-5		#86		NIT
1999	New Mexico State	23-10	Big West ★ ◆	12-4		#122	14	NCAA tournament
1998	New Mexico State	18-12	Big West	8-8		#110
1997	New Mexico State	19-9	Big West ★	12-4		#78
1996	New Mexico State	11-15	Big West	8-10		#182
1995	New Mexico State	25-10	Big West	13-5		#58		NIT
1994	New Mexico State	23-8	Big West ★ ◆	12-6		#79	13	NCAA tournament
1993	New Mexico State	26-8	Big West ★	15-3	#24	#72	7	NCAA tournament
1992	New Mexico State	25-8	Big West ◆	12-6		#55	12	Sweet 16
1991	New Mexico State	23-6	Big West	15-3	#15	#40	6	NCAA tournament
1990	New Mexico State	26-5	Big West	16-2	#24	#41	6	NCAA tournament
1989	New Mexico State	21-11	Big West	12-6		#75		NIT
1988	New Mexico State	16-16	Pacific Coast	8-10		#65
1987	New Mexico State	15-15	Pacific Coast	9-9		#85
1986	New Mexico State	18-12	Pacific Coast	10-8		#84
1985	New Mexico State	7-20	Pacific Coast	4-14		#202
1984	New Mexico State	13-15	Pacific Coast	9-9		#115
1983	New Mexico State	18-11	Missouri Valley	11-7		#90
1982	New Mexico State	17-11	Missouri Valley	10-6		#80
1981	New Mexico State	10-17	Missouri Valley	7-9		#105
1980	New Mexico State	17-10	Missouri Valley	8-8		#97
1979	New Mexico State	22-10	Missouri Valley	11-5		#52	10	NCAA tournament
1978	New Mexico State	15-14	Missouri Valley	9-7		#95
1977	New Mexico State	17-10	Missouri Valley ★	8-4		#105
1976	New Mexico State	15-12	Missouri Valley	4-8		#87
1975	New Mexico State	20-7	Missouri Valley	11-3		#24		NCAA tournament
1974	New Mexico State	14-11	Missouri Valley	7-6		#61
1973	New Mexico State	12-14	Missouri Valley	6-8		#61
1972	New Mexico State	19-6	Missouri Valley			#29
1971	New Mexico State	19-8	Missouri Valley			#33		NCAA tournament
1970	New Mexico State	27-3	Independent		#5	#8		Final Four
1969	New Mexico State	24-5	Independent		#12	#17		Sweet 16
1968	New Mexico State	23-6	Independent			#22		Sweet 16
1967	New Mexico State	15-11	Independent			#68		NCAA tournament
1966	New Mexico State	4-22	Independent			#174
1965	New Mexico State	8-18	Independent			#176
1964	New Mexico State	8-15	Independent			#174
1963	New Mexico State	4-17	Independent			#161
1962	New Mexico State	10-14	Border	3-5		#118
1961	New Mexico State	19-5	Border ★	9-1		#62
1960	New Mexico A&M	20-7	Border ★	8-2		#77		NCAA tournament
1959	New Mexico A&M	17-11	Border ★	7-3		#108		NCAA tournament
1958	New Mexico A&M	14-9	Border	7-3		#141
1957	New Mexico A&M	6-18	Border	3-7		#156
1956	New Mexico A&M	16-7	Border	7-5		#104
1955	New Mexico A&M	6-13	Border	1-11		#155
1954	New Mexico A&M	6-12	Border	3-9		#146
1953	New Mexico A&M	7-17	Border	5-9		#148
1952	New Mexico A&M	22-11	Border ★	14-4		#93		NCAA tournament
1951	New Mexico A&M	19-14	Border	10-6		#108
1950	New Mexico A&M	15-13	Border
1949	New Mexico A&M	9-15	Border
1948	New Mexico A&M	13-11	Border
1947	New Mexico A&M	8-17	Border	2-14
1946	New Mexico A&M	5-16	Border	2-12
1945	New Mexico A&M	9-5	Border	4-3
1942	New Mexico A&M	8-18	Border	2-14
1941	New Mexico A&M	14-12	Independent
1940	New Mexico A&M	16-7	Border ★	12-4
1939	New Mexico A&M	20-4	Border ★	14-2				NIT
1938	New Mexico A&M	22-3	Border ★	18-0
1937	New Mexico A&M	22-5	Border ★	15-3
1936	New Mexico A&M	10-9	Border	8-8
1935	New Mexico A&M	12-6	Border	4-6
1934	New Mexico A&M	10-9	Border	2-6
1933	New Mexico A&M	7-11	Border	2-10
1932	New Mexico A&M	9-10	Border	1-7
1931	New Mexico A&M	9-14	Independent
1930	New Mexico A&M	12-14	Independent
1929	New Mexico A&M	6-9	Independent
1928	New Mexico A&M	3-11	Independent
1927	New Mexico A&M	6-13	Independent
1926	New Mexico A&M	13-7	Independent
1925	New Mexico A&M	11-9	Independent
1924	New Mexico A&M	10-9	Independent
1923	New Mexico A&M	14-6	Independent
1922	New Mexico A&M	3-4	Independent
1921	New Mexico A&M	9-1	Independent
1920	New Mexico A&M	5-4	Independent
1919	New Mexico A&M	8-2	Independent
1918	New Mexico A&M	7-3	Independent
1917	New Mexico A&M	10-5	Independent
1916	New Mexico A&M	6-3	Independent
1915	New Mexico A&M	3-4	Independent
1913	New Mexico A&M	1-6	Independent
1912	New Mexico A&M	1-7	Independent
1911	New Mexico A&M	1-9	Independent
1910	New Mexico A&M	3-5	Independent
1909	New Mexico A&M	7-2	Independent
1908	New Mexico A&M	0-1	Independent
1907	New Mexico A&M	0-1	Independent
1906	New Mexico A&M	0-1	Independent
1905	New Mexico A&M	0-1	Independent

NBA first-round picks

10 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2016	Pascal Siakam	2016
2016	Pascal Siakam	2015
1970	Sam Lacey	1970
1970	Jimmy Collins	1970
1970	Sam Lacey	1969
1970	Jimmy Collins	1969
1970	Sam Lacey	1968
1970	Jimmy Collins	1968
1961	Wayne Yates	1958
1961	Wayne Yates	1957