They’ve added another.
The No. 22 UNM Lobos (12-0) on Wednesday confirmed they’ve added a Jan. 9 home game in the Pit against Oral Roberts, a 10-3 team ranked No. 55 in the NCAA’s NET rankings that is the heavy favorite to win the Summit League this season.
The NET rankings are what the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee uses in March to help determine which teams get invited to the Field of 68 and where they are seeded in the tournament.
UNM and New Mexico State University agreed in November to cancel this season’s rivalry series — leaving both short of the NCAA-allowed 31 game limit in the regular season and also costing both programs a home game and a road game against a potential quality opponent in the computer rankings as the Lobos are ranked 14th in the NET as of Wednesday and the Aggies are 92.