Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
Louisiana Tech announced its men’s and women’s Conference USA schedule Friday in conjunction with the league office.
On the men’s side, the teams will play a total of 20 league games while on the women’s side it will be an 18-game slate.
The Bulldogs will have 10 home and 10 away games, playing every league member twice except for WKU and New Mexico State, which the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters will only face once. This will be just the second time since joining the league that CUSA has featured a 20-game conference schedule (2022-23 season).
The conference slate officially gets underway on Dec. 29 versus UTEP inside the Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court. This will mark the third time in the last four seasons that the Bulldogs open up CUSA play against the Miners. It will also be the first time LA Tech starts off league action in the TAC since the 2021-22 season.
Following the CUSA opener, LA Tech will travel to face Middle Tennessee (Jan. 2) and WKU (Jan. 4). Next will be a three-game home stand for the ‘Dogs against Liberty on Jan. 8, new league member Delaware on Jan. 10, and Middle Tennessee on Jan. 14.
LA Tech will then have hit the road to play at Jacksonville State on Jan. 17 before returning to Ruston to square off against Kennesaw State on Jan. 24. The month of January rounds out with road contests at UTEP (Jan. 28) and Sam Houston (Jan. 31).
The Bulldogs will host New Mexico State and Sam Houston Feb. 4 and Feb. 7, respectively, followed by a road swing at new league member Missouri State on Feb. 12 and FIU on Feb. 14.
The following week will be a home/road split as LA Tech plays host to Jacksonville State on Feb. 18 and travels to battle Kennesaw State on Feb. 21.
February wraps up with a pair of home games versus Missouri State (Feb. 26) and FIU (Feb. 28). LA Tech wraps up conference play on the road at Liberty on March 5 and Delaware on March 7.
On the women’s side, the Lady Techsters will play seven league teams twice, both home and away, while playing Delaware, Liberty, WKU and Middle Tennessee once.
The Lady Techsters will start on a bye for the opening night of league play before hosting Sam Houston on January 4.
The first conference road trip will have LA Tech travel to the northeast with a game against conference newcomer Delaware on January 8. The Techsters will then head to Lynchburg, Virginia, for the only matchup with defending league champion Liberty.
Tech will return home for the only games against Middle Tennessee and WKU. The Blue Raiders make the trip to the Thomas Assembly Center on January 15, with the Lady Toppers coming on January 17.
The rotation of home and away weekends continues with games at Missouri State on January 22 and FIU on January 24. Kennesaw State and Jacksonville State will close out the month in the TAC on January 29 and 31.
February starts with a trip out west for games against UTEP and New Mexico State. The Techsters take on the Miners on February 5 and the Aggies on February 7.
FIU and Missouri State are the first league opponents to make a second appearance on the Lady Techsters’ schedule. The Panthers come to Ruston on February 12, and the Lady Bears on February 14.
The final road matchups of the season will take place at Jacksonville State on February 19 and at Kennesaw State on February 21. The Techsters will then have a bye before heading to Sam Houston on February 28.
Tech will end the season with the same opponents as last year. This year, New Mexico State and UTEP will make the trip to the TAC on March 5 and 7.
The 2026 CUSA Basketball Championships return to Huntsville, Alabama. The event will take place March 10-14 at Propst Arena.
