Bracket, teams, schedule, results for the CBB event

Viva Las Basketball.

Maybe that phrase won’t resonate, but for the next few days, Las Vegas will be the focus of the college basketball world as the unique Name, Image and Likeness Players Era Festival tournament is finally here.

The three-day, multi-team college basketball event takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and features some of the top programs in the country, including Alabama, Houston, Creighton, San Diego State, Texas A&M and Oregon. Rutgers and Notre Dame are also in the eight-team field.

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The main game of the 2024 Players Era Festival takes place on Tuesday when No. 9 Alabama faces No. 7 Houston at 8 p.m. ET. Not only is Tuesday night’s game a possible preview of a Final Four or national championship game, but it also features two of college basketball’s biggest stars: Alabama’s Mark Sears and Houston’s LJ Cryer. Alabama has the No. 3 adjusted offense according to KenPom, while Houston has the No. 4 ranked offense, so there’s also something to look forward to for those interested in college basketball analysis.

In addition to Sears and Cryer, Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner and Rutgers freshman duo Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper are among the intriguing players set to compete at the Players Era Festival.

As the driving force behind the invitational tournament itself, NIL will serve to differentiate the Players Era Festival from other Feast Week events – in fact, it has caused several teams to pay an exit fee from another MTE in order to appear in the Players Era Festival Era- Festival. Each team will receive $1 million for participating in the event, while players and teams will have the opportunity to earn more NIL in Las Vegas with long-term NIL contracts and championship wins.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Players Era Festival 2024, including participants, schedule, TV schedule and streaming information and more:

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When is the Players Era Festival 2024?

The first two days of Players Era Festival 2024 will take place on Tuesday, November 26th and Wednesday, November 27th. The invitational event will then be paused for two days for the Thanksgiving holiday before resuming on Saturday, November 30, when the invitational playoffs take place.

Where will the Players Era Festival 2024 take place?

The Players Era Festival takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The MGM Grand Garden Arena, located on the Las Vegas Strip, can accommodate almost 17,000 people.

Players Era Festival 2024 teams

The first edition of the Players Era Festival will feature eight teams, four of which are teams ranked in the top 25 in the latest USA Today Coaches poll.

Here is a complete list of teams participating in the 2024 Players Era Festival in Las Vegas:

San Diego State
Creighton
Oregon
Texas A&M
Houston
Alabama
Rutgers
Notre Dame

Bracket for the Players Era Festival 2024

The Players Era Festival is divided into two groups: Power Group and Impact Group.

San Diego State, No. 19 Creighton, Oregon and No. 20 Texas A&M will make up the Power Group side of the group, while No. 7 Houston, No. 9 Alabama, Rutgers and Notre Dame will be on the Impact Group side Bracket.

Each team plays every team on their respective side of the bracket. From there, each of the eight teams will be seeded first through fourth in their respective groups based on overall record. The top two teams in each group will be placed in the championship game, while the second highest teams in each group will play in the third place game, etc.

To view the full schedule, click here.

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Results, schedule of Players Era Festival 2024

(This section has been updated with new information)

Always east

Tuesday, November 26th

Game 1 (Power Group): San Diego State 71, Creighton 53
Game 2 (Power Group): Oregon 80, Texas A&M 70
Game 3 (Impact Group): Alabama 85, Houston 80 (OT)
Game 4 (Impact Group): Rutgers vs. Notre Dame | 10:30 p.m. | TBS (Sling TV)

Wednesday, November 27th

Game 5 (Power Group): Oregon vs. San Diego State | 4 p.m. | Max (streaming only)
Game 6 (Power Group): Texas A&M vs. Creighton | 6:30 p.m. | Max (streaming only)
Game 7 (Impact Group): Rutgers vs. Alabama | 10 p.m. | Max (streaming only)
Game 8 (Impact Group): Notre Dame vs. Houston | 12:30 p.m. | TBS (Sling TV)

Saturday November 30th

Game 9 (game for seventh place): Impact 4 Seed vs Power 4 Seed | 1 p.m. | truTV (Sling TV)
Game 10 (Fifth Place Game): Impact 3 Seed vs Power 3 Seed | 3:30 p.m. | truTV (Sling TV)
Game 11 (game for third place): Impact 2 Seed vs Power 2 Seed | 7 p.m. | TNT (Sling TV)
Game 12 (Championship Game): Impact 1 Seed vs. Power 1 Seed | 9:30 p.m. | TNT (Sling TV)

How to watch Players Era Festival 2024? TV schedule, streaming information

TV channels: TBS | truTV | TNT
Streaming options: Sling TV | Max

The majority of the Players Era Festival will be broadcast nationally on Turner networks TBS, truTV and TNT. The championship game and third place game at the Players Era Festival on Saturday, November 30th will be broadcast on TNT.

Three of the four games — Oregon vs. San Diego State, Texas A&M vs. Creighton and Rutgers vs. Alabama — on Wednesday, Nov. 30, will stream exclusively on Max, Turner’s subscription streaming service. You can also stream the Players Era Festival on Sling TV, which carries the Turner family of networks.

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Bracket, teams, schedule, results for the CBB event

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