The Mountain West released its annual season preview on Wednesday, setting high expectations for UNM baseball.
New Mexico was voted the preseason conference winners for the 2017 season. Three Lobos were also voted preseason All-Conference.
The Lobos, who won the Mountain West tournament in the season prior, picked up four first-place votes, narrowly beating out Fresno State, which received three first-place votes.
Last season the Lobos finished 39-23 on the season and reached the NCAA postseason for the fifth time in the last seven years, according to GoLobos.com.
With New Mexico and Fresno State finishing in first and second place, respectively, Nevada placed third, San Diego State finished fourth, Air Force and UNLV tied for fifth and San Jose State finished in last place.