New Mexico State in Las Cruces competes in Conference USA and has been one of the most consistent mid-major programs in the country. The Aggies have made over 20 NCAA Tournament appearances and have dominated their conference for decades.
The Aggies nickname reflects the university's roots as an agricultural college, with the mascot "Pistol Pete" paying tribute to the ranching culture of southern New Mexico.
The 1970 Final Four appearance, when the Aggies reached the national semifinal and established New Mexico State as a legitimate basketball power.
New Mexico State has long punched above its weight in March, making 23 NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently in 2022 when Teddy Allen's 37 points powered the 12th-seeded Aggies to a first-round upset of UConn.
The New Mexico State Aggies compete in the CUSA and hold an all-time record of 1618–1159 (.583 winning percentage) across 113 recorded seasons dating back to 1904-05. The program has reached 1 Final Four.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 16-16 | 8-12 (CUSA) | Jason Hooten | |
| 2024-25 | 17-15 | 10-8 (CUSA) | Jason Hooten | |
| 2023-24 | 13-19 | 7-9 (CUSA) | Jason Hooten | |
| 2022-23 | 9-15 | 2-10 (WAC) | Greg Heiar | |
| 2020-21 | 12-8 | 7-6 (WAC) | Chris Jans | |
| 2019-20 | 25-6 | 16-0 (WAC) | Chris Jans | |
| 2018-19 | 30-5 | 15-1 (WAC) | Chris Jans | |
| 2017-18 | 28-6 | 12-2 (WAC) | Chris Jans | |
| 2016-17 | 28-6 | 11-3 (WAC) | Paul Weir | |
| 2015-16 | 23-11 | 13-1 (WAC) | Marvin Menzies | |
| 2014-15 | 23-11 | 13-1 (WAC) | Marvin Menzies | |
| 2013-14 | 26-10 | 12-4 (WAC) | Marvin Menzies | |
| 2012-13 | 24-11 | 14-4 (WAC) | Marvin Menzies | |
| 2011-12 | 26-10 | 10-4 (WAC) | Marvin Menzies | |
| 2010-11 | 16-17 | 9-7 (WAC) | Marvin Menzies | |
| 2009-10 | 22-12 | 11-5 (WAC) | Marvin Menzies | |
| 2008-09 | 17-15 | 9-7 (WAC) | Marvin Menzies | |
| 2007-08 | 21-14 | 12-4 (WAC) | Marvin Menzies | |
| 2006-07 | 25-9 | 11-5 (WAC) | Reggie Theus | |
| 2005-06 | 16-14 | 10-6 (WAC) | Reggie Theus | |
| 2004-05 | 6-24 | 1-14 (Sun Belt) | Lou Henson,Tony Stubblefield | |
| 2003-04 | 13-14 | 6-9 (Sun Belt) | Lou Henson | |
| 2002-03 | 20-9 | 9-6 (Sun Belt) | Lou Henson | |
| 2001-02 | 20-12 | 11-4 (Sun Belt) | Lou Henson | |
| 2000-01 | 14-14 | 10-6 (Sun Belt) | Lou Henson | |
| 1999-00 | 22-10 | 11-5 (Big West) | Lou Henson | |
| 1998-99 | 23-10 | 12-4 (Big West) | Lou Henson | |
| 1995-96 | 11-15 | 8-10 (Big West) | Neil McCarthy | |
| 1994-95 | 25-10 | 13-5 (Big West) | Neil McCarthy | AP #19 |
| 1990-91 | 23-6 | 15-3 (Big West) | Neil McCarthy | AP #11 |
| 1989-90 | 26-5 | 16-2 (Big West) | Neil McCarthy | AP #23 |
| 1988-89 | 21-11 | 12-6 (Big West) | Neil McCarthy | |
| 1987-88 | 16-16 | 8-10 (PCAA) | Neil McCarthy | |
| 1986-87 | 15-15 | 9-9 (PCAA) | Neil McCarthy | |
| 1985-86 | 18-12 | 10-8 (PCAA) | Neil McCarthy | |
| 1984-85 | 7-20 | 4-14 (PCAA) | Weldon Drew | |
| 1983-84 | 13-15 | 9-9 (PCAA) | Weldon Drew | |
| 1982-83 | 18-11 | 11-7 (MVC) | Weldon Drew | |
| 1981-82 | 17-11 | 10-6 (MVC) | Weldon Drew | |
| 1980-81 | 10-17 | 7-9 (MVC) | Weldon Drew | |
| 1979-80 | 17-10 | 8-8 (MVC) | Weldon Drew | |
| 1978-79 | 22-10 | 11-5 (MVC) | Ken Hayes | |
| 1977-78 | 15-14 | 9-7 (MVC) | Ken Hayes | |
| 1976-77 | 17-10 | 8-4 (MVC) | Ken Hayes | |
| 1975-76 | 15-12 | 4-8 (MVC) | Ken Hayes | |
| 1974-75 | 20-7 | 11-3 (MVC) | Lou Henson | |
| 1973-74 | 14-11 | 7-6 (MVC) | Lou Henson | |
| 1972-73 | 12-14 | 6-8 (MVC) | Lou Henson | |
| 1971-72 | 19-6 | MVC | Lou Henson | |
| 1970-71 | 19-8 | MVC | Lou Henson | AP #15 |
| 1969-70 | 27-3 | Ind | Lou Henson | AP #3 |
| 1968-69 | 24-5 | Ind | Lou Henson | AP #7 |
| 1967-68 | 23-6 | Ind | Lou Henson | AP #10 |
| 1966-67 | 15-11 | Ind | Lou Henson | |
| 1965-66 | 4-22 | Ind | Jim McGregor | |
| 1964-65 | 8-18 | Ind | Presley Askew | |
| 1963-64 | 8-15 | Ind | Presley Askew | |
| 1962-63 | 4-17 | Ind | Presley Askew | |
| 1961-62 | 10-14 | 3-5 (BIAA) | Presley Askew | |
| 1960-61 | 19-5 | 9-1 (BIAA) | Presley Askew | |
| 1959-60 | 20-7 | 8-2 (BIAA) | Presley Askew | |
| 1958-59 | 17-11 | 7-3 (BIAA) | Presley Askew | |
| 1957-58 | 14-9 | 7-3 (BIAA) | Presley Askew | |
| 1956-57 | 6-18 | 3-7 (BIAA) | Presley Askew | |
| 1955-56 | 16-7 | 7-5 (BIAA) | Presley Askew | |
| 1954-55 | 6-13 | 1-11 (BIAA) | Presley Askew | |
| 1953-54 | 6-12 | 3-9 (BIAA) | Presley Askew | |
| 1952-53 | 7-17 | 5-9 (BIAA) | George McCarty | |
| 1951-52 | 22-11 | 14-4 (BIAA) | George McCarty | |
| 1950-51 | 19-14 | 10-6 (BIAA) | George McCarty | |
| 1949-50 | 17-13 | BIAA | George McCarty | |
| 1948-49 | 9-15 | 4-12 (BIAA) | John Gunn | |
| 1947-48 | 12-11 | 6-10 (BIAA) | John Gunn | |
| 1946-47 | 8-17 | 2-14 (BIAA) | Jerry Hines | |
| 1945-46 | 5-16 | 2-12 (BIAA) | Bud Laabs | |
| 1944-45 | 9-5 | 4-3 (BIAA) | Bud Laabs | |
| 1941-42 | 8-18 | 2-14 (BIAA) | Julius Johnston | |
| 1940-41 | 14-12 | Ind | Julius Johnston | |
| 1939-40 | 16-7 | 12-4 (BIAA) | Jerry Hines | |
| 1938-39 | 20-4 | 14-2 (BIAA) | Jerry Hines | |
| 1937-38 | 22-3 | 18-0 (BIAA) | Jerry Hines | |
| 1936-37 | 22-5 | 15-3 (BIAA) | Jerry Hines | |
| 1935-36 | 10-9 | 8-8 (BIAA) | Jerry Hines | |
| 1934-35 | 12-6 | 4-6 (BIAA) | Jerry Hines | |
| 1933-34 | 10-9 | 2-6 (BIAA) | Jerry Hines | |
| 1932-33 | 7-11 | 2-10 (BIAA) | Jerry Hines | |
| 1931-32 | 9-10 | 1-7 (BIAA) | Jerry Hines | |
| 1930-31 | 9-14 | Ind | Jerry Hines | |
| 1929-30 | 12-14 | Ind | Jerry Hines | |
| 1928-29 | 6-9 | Ind | Ted Coffman | |
| 1927-28 | 3-11 | Ind | Ted Coffman | |
| 1926-27 | 6-13 | Ind | A.L. Burkeholder | |
| 1925-26 | 13-7 | Ind | Robert Brown | |
| 1924-25 | 11-9 | Ind | Robert Brown | |
| 1923-24 | 10-9 | Ind | Robert Brown | |
| 1922-23 | 14-6 | Ind | Robert Brown | |
| 1921-22 | 3-4 | Ind | Arthur Bergman | |
| 1920-21 | 9-1 | Ind | Arthur Bergman | |
| 1919-20 | 5-4 | Ind | John Griffith | |
| 1918-19 | 8-2 | Ind | John Griffith | |
| 1917-18 | 7-3 | Ind | John Griffith | |
| 1916-17 | 10-5 | Ind | Clarence Russel | |
| 1915-16 | 6-3 | Ind | Clarence Russel | |
| 1914-15 | 3-4 | Ind | Clarence Russel | |
| 1912-13 | 1-6 | Ind | Arthur Badenoch | |
| 1911-12 | 1-7 | Ind | Arthur Badenoch | |
| 1910-11 | 1-9 | Ind | Arthur Badenoch | |
| 1909-10 | 3-5 | Ind | George Lain | |
| 1908-09 | 7-2 | Ind | Victor Kays | |
| 1907-08 | 0-1 | Ind | John Miller | |
| 1906-07 | 0-1 | Ind | John Miller | |
| 1905-06 | 0-1 | Ind | ||
| 1904-05 | 0-1 | Ind |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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