2025–26 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team
| 2025–26 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 9–21 (5–13 C-USA) |
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| Associate head coach | James Frey |
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| Home arena | Pan American Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 CUSA tournament winner As of March 20, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team represents New Mexico State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by fourth-year head coach Jody Adams, play their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as third-year members of Conference USA.
Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2024–25 season 18–16, 10–8 in C-USA play, to finish in fourth place.[1] They were defeated by Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament.[2] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,[3] where they would defeat Pacific in the first round,[4] before falling to North Dakota State in the second round.[5]
Preseason
On October 9, 2025, Conference USA released their preseason poll. New Mexico State was picked to finish tenth in the conference.[6]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Votes | |
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| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 128 (5) | |
| 2 | Liberty | 125 (5) | |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 123 (2) | |
| 4 | Missouri State | 107 | |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 96 | |
| 6 | FIU | 74 | |
| 7 | Sam Houston | 59 | |
| T-8 | UTEP | 57 | |
| Kennesaw State | |||
| 10 | New Mexico State | 51 | |
| 11 | Delaware | 36 | |
| 12 | Jacksonville State | 23 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[6]
Preseason All-CUSA Team
No players were named to the Preseason All-CUSA Team.[6]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 26, 2025* 2:00 pm |
Cochise | W 70–35 | – |
14 – Warren | 7 – Yenes | 6 – Christiano | Pan American Center (232) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2025* 8:00 pm, B1G+ |
at No. 18 USC | L 48–87 | 0–1 |
27 – Yenes | 5 – Yenes | 4 – Christiano | Galen Center (3,971) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| November 11, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
New Mexico Highlands | W 78–61 | 1–1 |
23 – Yenes | 11 – Warren | 6 – Warren | Pan American Center (1,238) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| November 16, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry |
L 45–77 | 1–2 |
11 – Yenes | 8 – Yenes | 3 – Tied | Pan American Center (1,408) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| November 24, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at San Diego | L 48–57 | 1–3 |
20 – Warren | 9 – Lara | 4 – Yenes | Jenny Craig Pavilion (357) San Diego, CA | ||||
| November 27, 2025* 12:00 pm, YouTube |
vs. Charleston Big Easy Classic |
L 42–72 | 1–4 |
8 – Yenes | 14 – Dossou | 4 – Wilson | Alario Center (142) Westwego, LA | ||||
| November 28, 2025* 1:30 pm, YouTube |
vs. Fresno State Big Easy Classic |
L 49−64 | 1−5 |
13 – Yenes | 6 – Tied | 6 – Warren | Alario Center (111) Westwego, LA | ||||
| December 4, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | L 59−69 | 1−6 |
15 – Warren | 11 – Dossou | 2 – Tied | America First Event Center (831) Cedar City, UT | ||||
| December 6, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech | W 58–55 | 2–6 |
16 – Hudson | 12 – Dossou | 6 – Christiano | Burns Arena (538) St. George, UT | ||||
| December 14, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western New Mexico | W 76–44 | 3–6 |
14 – Yenes | 8 – Dossou | 6 – Tied | Pan American Center (462) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| December 16, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UC Irvine | L 66–83 | 3–7 |
22 – Yenes | 7 – Yenes | 3 – Tied | Pan American Center (344) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| December 20, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Mary's | L 59–70 | 3–8 |
16 – Warren | 17 – Dossou | 6 – Dossou | University Credit Union Pavilion (336) Moraga, CA | ||||
| December 29, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern New Mexico | W 52–48 OT | 4–8 |
18 – Warren | 16 – Dossou | 4 – Warren | Pan American Center (322) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| C-USA regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Liberty | L 62−67 | 4−9 (0–1) |
29 – Warren | 7 – Yenes | 5 – Warren | Pan American Center (235) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| January 4, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Delaware | W 64–57 OT | 5–9 (1–1) |
11 – Tied | 12 – Dossou | 3 – Wilson | Pan American Center (468) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| January 8, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Kentucky | W 70–67 | 6–9 (2–1) |
26 – Yenes | 8 – Dossou | 2 – Tied | E. A. Diddle Arena (683) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
| January 10, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
at Middle Tennessee | L 51–88 | 6–10 (2–2) |
11 – Tied | 9 – Yenes | 2 – Christiano | Murphy Center (3,605) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
| January 15, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
FIU | L 74–83 | 6–11 (2–3) |
19 – Yenes | 6 – Yenes | 5 – Wilson | Pan American Center (825) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| January 17, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Missouri State | W 63–56 | 7–11 (3–3) |
17 – Warren | 13 – Dossou | 4 – Wilson | Pan American Center (959) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| January 22, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville State | L 46–57 | 7–12 (3–4) |
13 – Yenes | 14 – Dossou | 2 – Tied | Pete Mathews Coliseum (464) Jacksonville, AL | ||||
| January 24, 2026 10:00 am, ESPN+ |
at Kennesaw State | L 55–70 | 7–13 (3–5) |
18 – Warren | 9 – Dossou | 2 – Tied | VyStar Arena (545) Kennesaw, GA | ||||
| January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UTEP Battle of I-10 |
L 69–79 | 7–14 (3–6) |
21 – Warren | 9 – Warren | 4 – Wilson | Don Haskins Center (1,752) El Paso, TX | ||||
| February 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Sam Houston | W 65–57 | 8–14 (4–6) |
17 – Yenes | 8 – Dossou | 6 – Warren | Pan American Center (1,052) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| February 7, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Louisiana Tech | L 58–77 | 8–15 (4–7) |
17 – Warren | 6 – Yenes | 3 – Yenes | Pan American Center (787) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| February 12, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Delaware | L 62–65 | 8–16 (4–8) |
18 – Yenes | 7 – Tied | 4 – Christiano | Bob Carpenter Center (1,196) Newark, DE | ||||
| February 14, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Liberty | L 42–67 | 8–17 (4–9) |
11 – Warren | 5 – Tied | 3 – Wilson | Liberty Arena (1,131) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
| February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UTEP Battle of I-10 |
L 58–69 | 8–18 (4–10) |
15 – Hudson | 7 – Yenes | 5 – Christiano | Pan American Center (712) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| February 26, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Kennesaw State | W 52–40 | 9–18 (5–10) |
21 – Yenes | 10 – Lara | 4 – Tied | Pan American Center (863) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Jacksonville State | L 38–57 | 9–19 (5–11) |
12 – Jones | 11 – Dossou | 5 – Christiano | Pan American Center (904) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| March 5, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana Tech | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | |||||||||
| March 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Sam Houston | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX | |||||||||
| C-USA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 10–14, 2026 |
vs. | Propst Arena Huntsville, AL | |||||||||
References
- ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ "New Mexico State women's basketball falls to Louisiana Tech in Conference USA tournament". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ "WNIT tournament bracket, TV, schedule, times, where to watch". USA Today. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ "NMSU women beat Pacific in first round of WNIT". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ "Bison find that post-season groove, defeat New Mexico State". InForum. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ a b c "WBB: 2025-26 CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team and Poll Announced". Conference USA. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ "New Mexico State Aggies 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 10, 2026.