Round Two Results (PDF)
Round Three Results (PDF)

HARAHAN, La. – Sam Houston (No. 7), Vanderbilt (No. 3), Jax State (No. 1) and Arkansas State (No. 5) remain in the winner’s bracket as they went undefeated on day two of the 2025 Conference USA Bowling Championship at Colonial Lanes on Thursday.
 
To start the day, the Bearkats, Commodores and Gamecocks won both the traditional match point and Baker’s point to take down Youngstown State, SFA, and Tulane.
 
No. 4 Wichita State and No. 5 A-State were split 1-1 after traditional and baker, initiating a best-of-seven tiebreaker. Both teams went back and forth until the very end, each winning 3 games in best-of-seven. However, the Red Wolves walked away with the victory, 961-1060-4.
 
Going into round 3, Wichita State defeated Valparaiso in Match 7, eliminating them from the tournament, 1044-1001. The Shockers will move up in the contender’s bracket to face Tulane Friday morning at 9 a.m. CT.
 
After traditional and baker, SFA and Louisiana Tech split 1-1, establishing a best-of-seven tiebreaker. The Bulldogs secured the first three points. SFA responded by earning the next three points, forcing a game seven. The race was tight, but the Ladyjacks took the fourth point to capture the win and eliminate LA Tech from the tournament, 926-1130-4.
 
Friday morning, The Bearkats will face the Commodores in Match 12. The losing team will fall to the contender’s bracket and take on the winning team of Match 9. The Gamecocks will take on the Red Wolves in Match 11. The losing team will also move to the contender’s bracket and face the winning team of Match 10.

Round Two Results
Match Three – No. 1 Jax State 2 (1040-1040) vs. No. 9 Tulane 0 (996-956)
Match Four – No. 2 Youngstown State 0 (956-956) vs. No. 7 Sam Houston 2 (967-1047)
Match Five – No. 4 Wichita State 1 (996-1009-3) vs. No. 5 Arkansas State 2 (961-1060-4)
Match Six – No. 3 Vanderbilt 2 (1025-1092) vs. No. 6 SFA 0 (1007-964)
 
Round Three Results
Match Seven – No. 10 Valparaiso 0 (884-801) vs. No. 4 Wichita State 2 (1044-1001)
Match Eight – No. 8 LA Tech 1 (1036- 1126-3) vs. No. 6 SFA 2 (926-1130-4)

Updated Bracket (PDF)
 
Up Next – Quarterfinals (9 a.m. CT)
Match Nine – No. 4 Wichita State vs. No. 9 Tulane
Match 10 – No. 2 Youngstown State vs. No. 6 SFA
Match 11 – No. 1 Jax State vs. No. 5 Arkansas State
Match 12 – No. 7 Sam Houston vs. No. 3 Vanderbilt 

Round 3 (2 p.m. CT) 
Match 13 – Losing Team of Match 12 vs. Winning Team of Match Nine
Match 14 - Losing Team of Match 11 vs. Winning Team of Match 10

Championship Format
The Conference USA Championship is determined by the mega-match format. A mega-match encompasses three different rounds or points, and a team must get to two points to win the match.

The first round is the traditional format. Each team in the match has five players bowl a full game, and each individual's total score is added together for the team total. Whichever team has the highest score from all five individual games wins the point and leads the mega-match 1-0.

The second round of the mega-match is the Baker total pinfall portion, which consists of five games. The winner is determined by adding the pinfall of all five games together. In the Baker format, lineups are comprised of five bowlers with each being responsible for two frames in each game. The leadoff player bowls in frames one and six. The second person in the lineup bowls in frames two and seven, etc. If the team that wins the traditional round also wins the Baker pinfall round, they win the match 2-0. If the team that lost the traditional round wins the Baker point, the mega-match is tied 1-1 and goes to a best-of-seven Baker match play format.

In the best-of-seven tiebreaker format, instead of adding five games together to determine a total, all that matters is the score each game. Winning 300-175 of 176-175 has the same weight. The first team to four games wins the point and wins the mega-match 2-1.

How To Keep Up
The tournament bracket, results and TV links can be found on our Championship Central page. Each round of the tournament will be streamed live on ESPN+. Admission to the championship is free.