Following the conclusion of the regular season, the 2026 CUSA Tournament bracket is set. All games will be played at Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama beginning Tuesday night.

Liberty secured the No. 1 seed with a 17-3 record in conference play. Sam Houston is the No. 2 seed with a 13-7 conference record. Teams seeded 7-10 will play in the opening round on Tuesday night with the winners advancing to face the top two seeds in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

The quarterfinals will be played on Wednesday and Thursday, March 11 and March 12. The semifinals will be held on Friday, March 13, and the championship game on Saturday, March 14 at 8:30 p.m. The first round through the quarterfinals will all be streamed on ESPN+ while the semifinals and Saturday’s championship will be televised by CBS Sports Network.

Here is a look at the final CUSA regular season standings:

1. Liberty………………………..17-3
2. Sam Houston………………13-7
3t. Western Kentucky………11-9
3t. Middle Tennessee…………11-9
3t. Louisiana Tech…………….11-9
6t. Kennesaw State………….10-10
6t. Jacksonville State………….10-10
8t. FIU……………………………..8-12
8t. Missouri State………………8-12
10. New Mexico State……….8-12
11. UTEP………………………….7-13
12. Delaware…………………….6-14

UTEP and Delaware, who finished in 11th and 12th place in the regular season standings, did not make the conference tournament as only the top 10 teams advance.

Matchups are set for the first round as are the pairings for the quarterfinals. Here’s how the bracket shakes out:

First round, Tuesday, Mar. 10
Game 1: #8 FIU vs #9 Missouri State, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Game 2: #7 Jacksonville State vs #10 New Mexico State, 9 p.m., ESPN+

Quarterfinals, Wednesday, Mar. 11
Game 3: #8 FIU-#9 Missouri State winner vs #1 Liberty, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Game 4: #7 Jacksonville State-#10 New Mexico State winner vs #2 Sam Houston, 9 p.m., ESPN+

Quarterfinals, Thursday, Mar. 12
Game 5: #4 Louisiana Tech vs #5 Middle Tennessee, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Game 6: #3 Western Kentucky vs #6 Kennesaw State, 9 p.m., ESPN+

Semifinals, Friday, Mar. 13
Game 7: Winner of Game 3 vs Winner of Game 5, 12:30 p.m., CBSSN
Game 8: Winner of Game 4 vs Winner of Game 6, 3 p.m., CBSSN

Finals, Saturday, Mar. 14
Winner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 8, 8:30 p.m., CBSSN

*Note that all times are listed as Eastern while the games in Huntsville are Central