CFGC Spring 2026 Season Updates and Information
The Collegiate Fighting Game Conference kicks off the Spring 2026 season in two weeks, and we’re excited for major updates and improvements to improve the player experience! It’s a new year and we’re bringing in a new game title, an updated Finals Week format, and more.
Here’s all the information you need to know about the Spring 2026 season:
Season Schedule Format
The Spring 2026 season will be a ten (10) week format, broken down into the following phases:
Seeding Phase
Regular Season
Finals Week (Online & LAN)
Match Days
Match Days for our titles are the following:
Mondays: Street Fighter 6
Tuesdays: 2XKO (NEW!)
Wednesdays: Tekken 8
Thursdays: Guilty Gear: Strive
Competition Dates
Registration Phase
December 14, 2025 - January 21, 2026
Seeding Phase
Week 1: Jan. 26th - Jan. 30th
Week 2: Feb. 2nd - Feb. 6th
Week 3: Feb. 9th - Feb. 13th
Week 4: Feb. 16th - Feb. 20th
Regular Season
Week 1: Feb. 23rd - Feb. 27th
Week 2: Mar. 2nd - Mar. 6th
Week 3: Mar. 9th - Mar. 12th
Week 4: Mar. 16th - Mar. 20th
Rescheduling Week: Mar. 23rd - Mar. 27th
Week 5: Mar. 30th - Apr. 1st
Week 6: Apr. 6th - Apr. 10th
Postseason Finals Week
April 13th - April 19th
Online Finals: Apr. 13th - Apr. 16th
LAN Finals: Apr. 17th - Apr. 19th
Prizing for the Season
With CFGC being huge on scholarship and achievement, we’ve created prizing based on resources to help students through being a collegiate player, outside of cash prizing. CFGC offers and implements divisions for everyone, where 16 players within their ELO, will compete in a double elimination bracket through Finals Week.
1st-3rd Place for every division will receive prizing, which may include the following prizes and more:
Official CFGC merch
Custom CFGC medals
Custom CFGC fight sticks, created by one of our partners, SGF Devices
CFGC trophies
And more. The more opportunities we receive from partners, the more we can add on to prizing for the season.
Finals Week Formats (Online & LAN)
As we continue to grow, CFGC Leadership supports all players being able to participate in Finals Week within their division.
Online Finals
Division 2 and under will compete in Online Finals via Start.GG. Information regarding rulesets are available under XI. Resources & References on our Conference Guide.
LAN (In Person Finals)
Division 1 players will be able to compete in person for the first time in CFGC history.
Location: Ferris State University,
1201 S State St, Big Rapids, MI 49307Dates: April 17-19, 2026
More information regarding times, ways to travel, etc. will be provided on a later date.
How to Register
CFGC requires a $50 registration fee to support league operations, prizing, and provide better resources for our players and staff. The Registration Fee covers:
Player participation and access to up to 2 game titles
Eligibility to prizing for the Top 3 players per division
League operations, staff, production and platforms
NOTE: Once your club or program reaches at least 8 players registered ($400 total), further registrants’ fees will be waived.
Registration Platforms
Students registering as an individual, without being with a club or program, can click here.
Clubs and programs registering themselves, can click here.
Any general questions, email us at info@collegiatefgc.com.
Any financial questions or support, email us at finance@collegiatefgc.com.
Make sure to join our Discord Server, as that is our home for matches and primary communication.
