On April 2 , 2013 , New Mexico promoted Neal to head coach , after Alford left to take the head coaching position at UCLA . In Neal 's first season as head coach , New Mexico finished 27 – 7 , including 15 – 3 and second place in the Mountain West Conference . New Mexico beat San Diego State in the Mountain West Tournament , finished the season ranked 17th in the AP Poll , and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . As a 7 seed in the tournament , New Mexico lost in the Round of 64 to 10 seed Stanford
Mountain West Tournament
2014 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Craig Neal