The 2025 Players Era Festival was an early-season college basketball tournament. It was the second edition of the Players Era Festival and the first to feature men's and women's teams. The tournament was played from November 24 to November 27, 2025.
After the 2024 edition featured 8 teams, the 2025 edition was expanded to 18 teams. Oregon were the defending champions. Every participating team was guaranteed at least $1 million in NIL. An additional $12 million was given to teams based on performance.[1][2][3]
Standings
Men's
Point differentials for each game are capped at a maximum of twenty points, even if a team wins by more than twenty. First tie break is average margin of victory, second tie break is total points scored and the third tiebreak is total points allowed.
| Team
|
GP
|
W
|
L
|
PD [a]
|
PF
|
PA
|
Qualification
|
| Michigan
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
+40
|
196
|
126
|
Advanced to Championship Game
|
| Gonzaga
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
+30
|
195
|
146
|
| Tennessee
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
+23
|
161
|
133
|
Advanced to 3rd Place Game
|
| Kansas
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
+21
|
142
|
121
|
| Iowa State
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
+19
|
161
|
142
|
Consolation Games
|
| St. John's
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
+14
|
178
|
164
|
| Alabama
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
+10
|
200
|
162
|
| Houston
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
+1
|
151
|
150
|
| San Diego State
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-3
|
151
|
174
|
| Notre Dame
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-5
|
129
|
134
|
| Baylor
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-8
|
162
|
170
|
| Auburn
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-9
|
156
|
175
|
| Maryland
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-13
|
135
|
167
|
| Syracuse
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
-15
|
134
|
149
|
| Creighton
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
-25
|
134
|
159
|
| Rutgers
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
-25
|
123
|
153
|
| UNLV
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
-27
|
143
|
189
|
| Oregon
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
-28
|
153
|
181
|
Bracket
Men's
Group Stage
Times are PST. Winning teams in bold. Source:[4]
Consolation Games
| Consolation Game
November 26
TNT
| | | | | | | |
| Syracuse
| 64
| | | 15
| Iowa State
| 95
| |
| Consolation Game
November 26
TNT
| | | | | | | |
| Notre Dame
| 56
| | | 3
| Houston
| 66
| |
|
| Consolation Game
November 26
truTV
| | | | | | | | 14
| St. John’s
| 74
| | | 21
| Auburn
| 85
| |
| Consolation Game
November 26
truTV
| | | | | | | |
| Baylor
| 91
| | |
| San Diego State
| 81
| |
|
| Consolation Game
November 26
TNT
| | | | | | | | 8
| Alabama
| 105
| | |
| Maryland
| 72
| |
| Consolation Game
November 27
truTV
| | | | | | | |
| Oregon
| 66
| | |
| Creighton
| 76
| |
|
| Consolation Game
November 27
truTV
| | | | | | | |
| UNLV
| 65
| | |
| Rutgers
| 80
| |
|
Championship Day
| 3rd Place Game
November 26
TNT
| | | | | | | |
| Kansas
| 81
| | | 17
| Tennessee
| 76
| |
|
| Championship Game
November 26
TNT
| | | | | | | | 7
| Michigan
| 101
| | | 12
| Gonzaga
| 61
| |
|
Women's
| Semifinals
November 26
TruTV
| | | Championship
November 27
TruTV
| |
| | | | | | | | | |
| 4
| Texas
| 76
| | |
|
| 3
| UCLA
| 65
| |
| | 4
| Texas
| 66
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| South Carolina
| 64
| |
|
| Duke
| 66
| |
|
| 2
| South Carolina
| 83
| | | Consolation
November 27
TruTV
|
|
|
| | 3
| UCLA
| 89
|
|
| |
| Duke
| 59
|
Times are PST. Source:[5]
Broadcasting
TNT Sports holds the exclusive rights to broadcast the 2025 Players Era Festival. Unlike last season, games will air only on TNT or TruTV. All games will additionally stream on HBO Max.[6]
The commentary teams for the tournament are as follows
- Brian Anderson, Grant Hill, and Lauren Jbara (lead)
- Brandon Gaudin, Candace Parker or Robbie Hummel, and Nabil Karim
- Spero Dedes, Greg Anthony, and Jared Greenberg
- JB Long, Candace Parker, and Autumn Johnson or Chelsea Sherrod
Notes
References
- ^ Norlander, Matt (November 23, 2025). "Big tournament, bigger money: How the Players Era event is changing college basketball in just its second year". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ O'Donnell, Ricky (November 24, 2025). "Players Era Festival schedule and updates from college basketball's $30 million event". SB Nation. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ Leuzzi, John (November 24, 2025). "Players Era tournament 2025: Bracket, teams, schedule for college basketball event". USA Today. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ "Men's Championship".
- ^ "Men's Championship".
- ^ "TNT Sports Announces Commentators for GEICO Players Era Men's & Women's Championships". TNT Sports. November 18, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.