1997–98 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

1997–98 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 18
Record24–8 (11–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home arenaUniversity Arena
1997–98 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mountain
No. 7 Utah 12 2   .857 30 4   .882
No. 18 New Mexico 11 3   .786 24 8   .750
Wyoming 9 5   .643 19 9   .679
Colorado State 8 6   .571 20 9   .690
UNLV 7 7   .500 20 13   .606
BYU 4 10   .286 9 21   .300
UTEP 3 11   .214 12 14   .462
Air Force 2 12   .143 10 16   .385
Pacific
No. 15 TCU 14 0   1.000 27 6   .818
Fresno State 10 4   .714 21 13   .618
Tulsa 9 5   .643 19 12   .613
Hawaii 8 6   .571 21 9   .700
SMU 6 8   .429 18 10   .643
San Diego State 5 9   .357 13 15   .464
Rice 3 11   .214 6 22   .214
San Jose State 1 13   .071 3 23   .115
1998 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were coached by head coach Dave Bliss and played their home games at the University Arena, also known as "The Pit", in Albuquerque, New Mexico. New Mexico finished 2nd in the WAC Mountain division regular season standings and lost to UNLV in the WAC Tournament championship game. The Lobos received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the South region. After defeating Butler in the opening round, New Mexico was bounced in the round of 32 by Syracuse, 56–46, to finish with a 24–8 record (11–3 WAC).