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New Mexico Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Mountain West
Power
+13.8
D-I rank
#27
of 366
Mountain West rank
#1
of 10
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

New Mexico is 1-0 and ranked #27 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #1 in the Mountain West.

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Updated Nov 4, 2026 · ratings compare Division I men's teams with each other.

2026-27 Schedule & Predictions

DateOpponentResult / Pick
Nov 2vsUtah TechW 100-60
Pick: W 84-70 · 82% ✓
Nov 7vsNorthern Ariz.Projected W 81-63 · 88%
Nov 10vsLittle RockProjected W 84-64 · 90%
Nov 14atSanta ClaraPick posts game week
Nov 21atWichita St.Pick posts game week
Nov 25vsMississippi Val.Pick posts game week
Nov 29vsUtah St.Pick posts game week
Dec 5vsNew Mexico St.Pick posts game week
Dec 12vsSaint Mary's (CA)Pick posts game week
Dec 15vsMercerPick posts game week
Dec 18atUC IrvinePick posts game week
Dec 21atOregon St.Pick posts game week
Dec 23vsBoise St.Pick posts game week
Dec 29vsNNNorthern N.M.Pick posts game week
Jan 2atUTEPPick posts game week
Jan 5vsNevadaPick posts game week
Jan 9vsUC DavisPick posts game week
Jan 12atUNLVPick posts game week
Jan 16atAir ForcePick posts game week
Jan 20vsSan Jose St.Pick posts game week
Jan 23vsGrand CanyonPick posts game week
Jan 27atHawaiiPick posts game week
Jan 30vsAir ForcePick posts game week
Feb 2atSan Jose St.Pick posts game week
Feb 6atGrand CanyonPick posts game week
Feb 13vsUNLVPick posts game week
Feb 17atWyomingPick posts game week
Feb 20vsUTEPPick posts game week
Feb 24vsHawaiiPick posts game week
Feb 27atUC DavisPick posts game week
Mar 2vsWyomingPick posts game week
Mar 5atNevadaPick posts game week

Picks are posted the week of each game and never changed after; the check marks grade them.

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Mountain West power rankings

New Mexico#27 · 1-0 · +13.8Nevada#45 · 1-0 · +11.2Grand Canyon#74 · 1-0 · +7.6Wyoming#93 · 1-0 · +5.9Hawaii#121 · 1-0 · +3.2UNLV#131 · 1-0 · +2.4San Jose St.#197 · 1-0 · -1.8UC Davis#243 · 0-1 · -4.1UTEP#266 · 0-1 · -5.6Air Force#348 · 0-1 · -13.5

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