1997–98 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 1997–98 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. 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).

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Mountain
No. 7 Utah122 .857304  .882
No. 18 New Mexico113 .786248  .750
Wyoming95 .643199  .679
Colorado State86 .571209  .690
UNLV77 .5002013  .606
BYU410 .286921  .300
UTEP311 .2141214  .462
Air Force212 .1431016  .385
Pacific
No. 15 TCU140 1.000276  .818
Fresno State104 .7142113  .618
Tulsa95 .6431912  .613
Hawaii86 .571219  .700
SMU68 .4291810  .643
San Diego State59 .3571315  .464
Rice311 .214622  .214
San Jose State113 .071323  .115
1998 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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