2004–05 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2004–05 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
MWC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record26–7 (10–4 MWC)
Head coach
Home arenaUniversity Arena
2004–05 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Utah 13 1   .929 29 6   .829
New Mexico 10 4   .714 26 7   .788
Air Force 9 5   .643 18 12   .600
UNLV 7 7   .500 17 14   .548
Wyoming 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
San Diego State 4 10   .286 11 18   .379
BYU 3 11   .214 9 21   .300
Colorado State 3 11   .214 11 17   .393
2005 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos were led by head coach "Disco" Ritchie McKay and played their home games at the University Arena, also known as "The Pit", in Albuquerque, New Mexico. New Mexico finished 2nd in the Mountain West regular season standings, but defeated Utah to win the MWC tournament championship. The Lobos received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the Syracuse region. The team was knocked out in the opening round by No. 5 seed Villanova, 55–47, to finish with a 26–7 record (10–4 MWC).