Championship Central | 2026 Championship Bracket (PDF)
 
DALLAS – The field is set for the 2026 Conference USA Baseball Championship. Jax State won the regular season title and will be the top seed, ending the regular season with a 42-13 overall record and a 23-7 mark in CUSA action.
 
The Championship features the top nine teams in regular season league play. The format will consist of three pools with three teams in each followed by a single-elimination semifinal round and championship game. Pool A will be seeds No. 1, 6 and 9. Pool B will be seeds No. 2, 5 and 8. Lastly, Pool C will be seeds No. 3, 4 and 7.
 
Pool A
No. 1 Jax State (42-13, 23-7 CUSA)
No. 6 WKU (29-26, 14-16 CUSA)
No. 9 MTSU (26-29, 12-18 CUSA)
 
Pool B
No. 2 Liberty (38-18, 21-9 CUSA)
No. 5 LA Tech (33-23, 19-11 CUSA)
No. 8 Sam Houston (24-32, 13-17 CUSA)
 
Pool C
No. 3 Missouri State (32-18, 20-10 CUSA)
No. 4 DBU (31-24, 19-11 CUSA)
No. 7 Kennesaw State (25-26, 13-17 CUSA)
 
The top team from each pool plus a wild card team will advance to compete in bracket play on Saturday. The tiebreaker for the wild card position goes to the highest remaining seed with the best record in pool play.
 
The tournament is set to begin on Wednesday, May 20, as Pool B kicks us off with No. 5 LA Tech taking on No. 8 Sam Houston. Pool B continues into Thursday as Sam Houston will face off with No. 2 Liberty. The Flames and Bulldogs will then clash to conclude pool play on Friday. All Pool B games will be played at 10 a.m. ET.
 
Wednesday’s second matchup features No. 6 WKU and No. 9 MTSU. MTSU will turn around and play top-seeded Jax State on Thursday afternoon. Pool A finishes with the Gamecocks and Hilltoppers facing off on Friday. All Pool A games will be played at 1:30 p.m. ET.
 
Day one of the action will conclude with host and No. 7 Kennesaw State matching up with No. 4 DBU. The Owls will collide with No. 3 Missouri State on Thursday after finishing the regular season against each other. The Bears and Patriots will face off in the last pool game of the tournament on Friday. All Pool C games will be played at 5 p.m. ET.
 
The 2026 CUSA Championship will be played at a member home site for the sixth consecutive season and the 22^nd time in league history. The Championship Game on Sunday, May 24, at 1 p.m. ET, will be nationally televised by CBS Sports Network, while all other games will be aired on ESPN+.
 
Game Schedule
Wednesday, May 20 (ESPN+)
Game 1          No. 8 Sam Houston vs. No. 5 LA Tech (Pool B)                  10:00 a.m.
Game 2          No. 9 MTSU vs. No. 6 WKU (Pool A)                                1:30 p.m.
Game 3          No. 7 Kennesaw State vs. No. 4 DBU (Pool C)                   5:00 p.m.
 
Thursday, May 21 (ESPN+)
Game 4          No. 2 Liberty vs. No. 8 Sam Houston (Pool B)                   10:00 a.m.
Game 5          No. 1 Jax State vs. No. 6 WKU (Pool A)                            1:30 p.m.
Game 6          No. 3 Missouri State vs. No. 7 Kennesaw State (Pool C)       5:00 p.m.
 
Friday, May 22 (ESPN+)
Game 7          No. 5 LA Tech vs. No. 2 Liberty (Pool B)                          10:00 a.m.
Game 8          No. 6 WKU vs. No. 1 Jax State (Pool A)                            1:30 p.m.
Game 9          No. 4 DBU vs. No. 3 Missouri State (Pool C)                     5:00 p.m.
 
Saturday, May 23 (ESPN+)
Game 10        Semifinal Round        11:00 a.m.
Game 11        Semifinal Round        2:30 p.m.
 
Sunday, May 24 (CBS Sports Network)
Game 12        Championship Game             1:00 p.m.
 
All Times Eastern