Updated Bracket
Round Six Results
Round Seven Results
 
HARAHAN, La. – Top-seeded Jacksonville State and No. 3 Arkansas State claimed their spot in the 2026 Conference USA Bowling Championship match after a competitive day at Colonial Lanes in Harahan, Louisiana.
 
Jax State was the first team to advance to the championship after beating No. 3 Arkansas State Saturday morning in match 19. The Gamecocks played two strong games, handing the Red Wolves their first loss and sending them to the contender’s match in the afternoon.
 
LA Tech and Nebraska faced off for a rematch in the contender’s bracket, playing for a spot in Saturday afternoon’s semifinal round. The first time the two met, Nebraska held off the Bulldogs for a 2-1 victory. Things played out differently the second time, however, as LA Tech came back to sweep the Huskers and eliminate them from the tournament.
 
With the win, LA Tech advanced to the semifinals to battle Arkansas State. The Red Wolves took the first game, but LA Tech fought back to even the score in game two. Despite the Bulldogs momentum, Arkansas State was able to hold them off in the best-of-seven to secure a spot in the championship.
 
The championship match is set for Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. CT. The Gamecocks and the Red Wolves will go head-to-head for the second time this week to determine the 2026 Conference USA Champion.
 
As the only undefeated team, if Jax State loses in the championship match, the two teams will be sent to an if-needed match 23 following the conclusion of match 22 to determine the winner.
 
Round Six
Match 19 – No. 1 Jax State 2 (1061-1040), No. 3 Arkansas State 0 (930-977)
Match 20 – No. 5 LA Tech 2 (1073-992), No. 4 Nebraska 0 (1010-985)
 
Round Seven
Match 21 – No. 3 Arkansas State 2 (950-924-4), No. 5 LA Tech 1 (821-964-2)
 
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.