There are now four women’s teams and eighteen men’s teams participating in the 2025 Players Era Festival. Oregon won the championship last year after defeating Alabama 83-81 in the championship game.
The pre-set matchups between all 18 men’s teams on Monday, November 24 and Tuesday, November 25 will decide the championship pairings on Wednesday, November 26. Teams that finish 2-0 on Wednesday will advance to the Players Era Championship game first, followed by the third-place game and 1-1 teams. Point differential, points scored, and points permitted will be used to decide tiebreakers. After the final game on Tuesday, all men’s games on Wednesday and Thursday will be decided.
Three of the 2024 Women’s Final Four teams will compete in semifinal matches on Wednesday, November 26. The championship and third-place game is scheduled for Thanksgiving Day, November 27.
Players Era Festival: Schedule, how to watch
All times ET. Games are at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas.
*All games will be streamed on HBO Max
Men’s Players Era schedule
- Wednesday, Nov. 26
- No. 15 Iowa State 95, Syracuse 64
- No. 3 Houston vs. Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. | TNT
- Third place: No. 17 Tennessee vs. Kansas, 7 p.m. | TNT
- No. 14 St. John’s vs. No. 21 Auburn, 8 p.m. | truTV
- Championship: No. 7 Michigan vs. No. 12 Gonzaga, 9:30 p.m. | TNT
- Baylor vs. San Diego State, 10:30 p.m. | truTV
- No. 8 Alabama vs. Maryland, 12 a.m. | TNT
- Thursday, Nov. 27
- Oregon vs. Creighton, 2 p.m. | truTV
- UNLV vs. Rutgers, 4:30 p.m. | truTV
- Monday, Nov. 24
- No. 17 Tennessee 85, Rutgers 60
- Baylor 81, Creighton 74
- Kansas 71, Notre Dame 61
- Iowa State 83, St. John’s 82
- No. 3 Houston 78, Syracuse 74 (OT)
- No. 21 Auburn 84, Oregon 73
- No. 12 Gonzaga 95, No. 8 Alabama 85
- No. 7 Michigan 94, San Diego State 54
- Maryland 74, UNLV 67
- Tuesday, Nov. 25
- Notre Dame 68, Rutgers 63
- No. 15 Iowa State 78, Creighton 60
- Kansas 71, Syracuse 60
- No. 14 St. John’s 96, Baylor 81
- No. 17 Tennessee 76, No. 3 Houston 73
- No. 7 Michigan 102, No. 21 Auburn 72
- No. 12 Gonzaga 100, Maryland 61
- Oregon 97, San Diego State 80
- No. 8 Alabama 115, UNLV 76
Women’s Players Era schedule
- Wednesday, Nov. 26
- Texas vs. UCLA, 2 p.m. | truTV
- Duke vs. South Carolina, 4:30 p.m. | truTV
Thursday, Nov. 27
- Thursday, Nov. 27
- Championship game, 8 p.m. | truTV
- Third place, 10:30 p.m. | truTV
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