Barring a somewhat miraculous run this week in Las Vegas, Nevada, the UNM Lobos aren’t exactly a part of all the optimistic talk about the Mountain West Conference possibly getting as many as four or five teams into the NCAA Tournament.
But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a little bit of optimism and good spirits around the Pit on Monday.
The No. 9 seed Lobos (13-18) feel good about how they’ve played most nights over the past month or so — after an 0-7 start in league play, they finished 5-5 with two wins over top five seeded teams.