The Women’s NIT acknowledged Thursday what the Journal reported earlier that day, that New Mexico will be part of the 64-team field.
“Congrats to @UNMLoboWBB for being the Automatic Qualifier out of the Mountain West! #WNIT,” the WNIT tweeted.
While it’s certainly not what the Lobos wanted, it’s the next best thing after New Mexico fell 82-71 Tuesday to Colorado State in the Mountain West Conference semifinals.
UNM (24-9) thus was eliminated from earning the league’s automatic NCAA Tournament bid, and the Lobos’ résumé isn’t strong enough to get an at-large bid.