Where will the Lobos play? Here are four NCAA Tournament bracket projections

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Mar. 16—Where will the Lobos play? Here are five NCAA Tournament bracket projections

The UNM Lobos will learn their NCAA Tournament fate during Sunday's Selection Show on CBS at 4 p.m.

It will be the second consecutive season the Lobos will play in the Big Dance under fourth-year head coach Richard Pitino.

UNM WATCH PARTY: There is a free, public watch party in the Pit with players and coaches present. Doors open at 3 p.m. and the Selection Show starts at 4 p.m.

Not only is there intrigue among Lobo fans to see what seed the Lobos get, opponent they'll face and location they'll be in, there remains plenty of speculation about how many teams the Mountain West well get into the Big Dance.

Saturday, expert bracketologist Rocco Miller, college basketball analyst with Bracketeer.org and the Field of 68, helped shed some light on the UNM Lobos' possible destination (READ HERE).

Here's a look at four other bracket projections as of early afternoon on Sunday:

Mike DeCourcy (Sporting News/Fox Sports)

MIDWEST REGION

—No. 9 New Mexico vs. No. 8 Mississippi State (SEC)

—Wichita, Kansas

—Thursday, March 20

Rest of Mountain West:

—No. 9 Utah State vs. No. 8 Gonzaga in West Region

—No. 11 San Diego State vs. No. 11 Indiana in play-in game in South Region

—No. 12 Colorado State vs. No. 5 Purdue in Midwest Region

—Boise State not in

Joe Lunardi (ESPN)

SOUTH REGION

—No. 9 New Mexico vs. No. 8 Marquette (Big East)

—Lexington, Kentucky

—Thursday, March 20

Rest of Mountain West:

—No. 11 Utah State vs. No. 6 Illinois in South Region

—No. 11 San Diego State vs. No. 11 Vanderbilt in play-in game in Midwest Region

—No. 12 Colorado State vs. No. 5 Clemson in West Region

—Boise State not in

Jerry Palm (CBS Sports)

WEST REGION

—No. 9 New Mexico vs. No. 8 Creighton (Big East)

—Raleigh, N.C.

—Friday, March 21

Rest of Mountain West:

—No. 10 Utah State vs. No. 7 Missouri in South Region

—No. 11 San Diego State vs. No. 11 West Virginia in play-in game in South Region

—No. 11 Colorado State vs. No. 6 Louisville in Midwest Region

—No. 11 Boise State vs. No. 11 Indiana in play-in round in West Region

Andy Katz (NCAA March Madness)

MIDWEST REGION

—No. 9 New Mexico vs. No. 8 Memphis (American Athletic Conference)

—Wichita, Kansas

—Thursday, March 20

Rest of Mountain West:

—No. 10 Utah State vs. No. 7 Missouri in Midwest Region

—No. 11 San Diego State vs. No. 11 West Virginia in play-in game in West Region

—No. 11 Colorado State vs. No. 6 Ole Miss in South Region

—No. 11 Boise State not in

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