2025 Players Era Thanksgiving Festival: Bracket, Schedule, teams, Date, times, how to watch, tv channels.

Las Vegas will once again be the place to be during Feast Week this college basketball season.

Coined "November Mania," the Players Era Men's Championship announced its schedule for the newly expanded 18-team men's basketball NIL multi-team event in November in Las Vegas on July 14, and to no surprise, it's quite loaded.

Then called the Players Era Festival, the NIL-driven event by storm last season and has quickly become a must-play event with NCAA Tournament caliber teams, so much so that teams paid their way out of already scheduled multi-team events to participate in it last season.

Headlining the first two days of competition in Las Vegas is Gonzaga vs. Alabama on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Preceding the Bulldogs and Crimson Tide on Nov. 25 is St. John's vs. Iowa State, two teams that are notoriously known for their defense under Rick Pitino and T.J. Otzelberger.

When is the 2025 Players Era Festival men's championship?

The four-day multi-team event will take place in Las Vegas at MGM Grand Garden Arena and Michelob Ultra Arena from Monday, Nov. 24 through Thursday, Nov. 27 with the championship game taking place on Wednesday, Nov. 26.

Players Era Championship bracket 2025: full teams list

The returning teams to the Players Era Festival include Alabama, Houston, Rutgers, Notre Dame, Oregon, San Diego State and Creighton. The only team that isn't returning to the Players Era Championship from last year's field, which Oregon won, is Texas A&M. The Aggies were replaced in the field by Maryland, which hired away Buzz Williams from Texas A&M this offseason.

Here's a full breakdown of who is competing in the 2025 Players Era Men's Championship:

Alabama

Auburn

Baylor

Creighton

Gonzaga

Houston

Iowa State

Kansas

Maryland

Michigan

Notre Dame

Oregon

Rutgers

San Diego State

St. John's

Syracuse

UNLV

Tennessee

2025 Players Era Festival TV Schedule, scores, how to watch, game times

All times ET. Games at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Monday, Nov. 24

Rutgers vs. Tennessee | 1 p.m. ET

Creighton vs. Baylor | 2 p.m. ET

Kansas vs. Notre Dame | 3:30 p.m. ET

St. John's vs. Iowa State | 4:30 p.m. ET

Houston vs. Syracuse | 6 p.m. ET

Auburn vs. Oregon | 8 p.m. ET

Gonzaga vs. Alabama | 9:30 p.m. ET

Michigan vs. San Diego State | 10:30 p.m. ET

UNLV vs. Maryland | Midnight ET

Tuesday, Nov. 25

Rutgers vs. Notre Dame | 1 p.m. ET

Iowa State vs. Creighton | 2 p.m. ET

Kansas vs. Syracuse | 3:30 p.m. ET

St. John's vs. Baylor | 4:30 p.m. ET

Houston vs. Tennessee | 6 p.m. ET

Michigan vs. Auburn | 8:30 p.m. ET

Gonzaga vs. Maryland | 9:30 p.m. ET

Oregon vs. San Diego State | 11 p.m. ET

UNLV vs. Alabama | Midnight ET

Wednesday, Nov. 26 (Championship Day)

Third Place Game: 7 p.m. ET | TNT | Watch on Max

Championship Game: 9:30 p.m. ET | TNT | Watch on Max

2025 Women's Players Era Festival: TV Schedule, how to watch, game times

Wednesday, Nov. 26

Texas vs. UCLA, 2 p.m. | truTV

Duke vs. South Carolina, 4:30 p.m. | truTV

Thursday, Nov. 27

Championship Game, 8 p.m. | truTV

Third-Place Game, 10:30 p.m. | truTV

What is the Players Era Championship, how much will players earns?

The Players Era Championship is a one-of-a-kind multi-team event that takes place during "Feast Week" of the college basketball season in November, during Thanksgiving week. Debuted during the 2024-25 season with an eight-team field, The Players Era Championship is a NIL-driven multi-team event with some of the best college basketball teams in the country.

Each team will receive $1 million for participating in the event, while players and teams will have the opportunity to earn more NIL while in Las Vegas. The champion of the Players Era Championship will win an additional $1 million in NIL earnings as well. Noted by CBS Sports' Matt Norlander, the total pot for the 2025 Players Era Championship will be north of $20 million in NIL-related earnings — quite the expensive multi-team event and regular season showcase event.

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