Aug. 28, 2012
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – After defeating a fellow top-ten ranked team in UCLA Friday night, the University New Mexico men’s soccer program saw a rise in the various national rankings and polls. The Lobos moved up in a pair of polls and stayed put in another pair of other polls. The national soccer media has ranked the Lobos as following:
| Poll | Current National Ranking | Previous National Ranking |
| College Soccer News | 2nd | 2nd |
| NSCAA Coaches Poll | 3rd | 6th |
| Soccer America | 7th | 7th |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | 5th | 6th |
Coach Fishbein and company have a pair of games scheduled for this weekend as they participate in the Tulsa Invitational in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Lobos will face Tulsa at 7 p.m. (MT) on Friday, August 31st before facing #20 SMU at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 2nd.