The 2026 CUSA Championship field is set to begin on Wednesday. Eight teams have advanced to the tournament and will be looking to earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 3 seed this week, the Lady Flames received a bye into the double-elimination portion of the tournament and are scheduled to begin play Wednesday night. Liberty will be looking for its third straight CUSA Tournament Championship.
The Lady Flames have finished the regular season with a 26-27 record, finishing third in CUSA play with an 18-9 conference record, ending a streak of back-to-back regular season champions. This week’s CUSA Tournament will be held in Newark, Delaware and hosted by the University of Delaware.. The winner-take-all championship game is scheduled for Saturday, May 9.
Coverage for all games leading up to the championship game will be available through ESPN+ with the title game set to air at 12 noon ET Saturday on CBS Sports Network. Times listed below are all Eastern.
Game 1: (#5) New Mexico State vs. (#8) Sam Houston, 12 p.m.
Game 2: (#6) FIU vs. (#7) Louisiana Tech, 2:30 p.m.
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs (#4) Delaware, 5 p.m.
Game 4: Winner game 2 vs (#3) Liberty, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 7
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. (#1) Jacksonville State, 12 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs (#2) Western Kentucky, 2:30 p.m.
Game 7: Loser Game 3 vs Loser Game 4, 5 p.m.
Game 8: Loser Game 5 vs Loser Game 6, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 8
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 6, 12 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8, 2:30 p.m.
Game 11: Loser Game 9 vs Winner Game 10, 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 9
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs Winner Game 11, 12 p.m.
