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Brackets, teams, schedule, results for CBB event

Vaseline November 28, 2024

Viva Las basketball.

Maybe that phrase won’t catch on, but in the coming days, Las Vegas will be at the center of the college basketball world now that the unique Name, Image and Likeness Players Era Festival tournament has finally arrived. .

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

The main match of the 2024 Players Era Festival takes place on Tuesday, when No. 9 Alabama clashes with No. 7 Houston at 8 p.m. ET. Tuesday night’s game not only potentially foreshadows a Final Four or national championship game, but also features two of college basketball’s biggest stars: Alabama’s Mark Sears and Houston’s LJ Cryer. Alabama has the third-ranked custom offense on KenPom, while Houston has the fourth-ranked offense, so there’s also something to look forward to for those interested in college basketball analytics.

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

Being the driving force behind the invitation itself, NIL will ensure that the Players Era Festival will be different from other Feast Week events. In fact, this is the reason several teams paid an exit fee from another MTE to appear in the Players. 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 while in Las Vegas with long-term NIL contracts and championship wins.

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

When is the Players Era Festival 2024?

The first two days of the 2024 Players Era Festival will take place on Tuesday, November 26 and Wednesday, November 27. The Invitational will then pause for two days for the Thanksgiving holiday before resuming on Saturday, November 30, when the Invitational “playoffs” will take place.

Where is the Players Era Festival 2024?

The Players Era Festival is held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The MGM Grand Garden Arena, located along the Las Vegas Strip, seats nearly 17,000 people.

Players Era Festival 2024 Teams

The inaugural edition of the Players Era Festival will feature eight teams, including four teams ranked in the most recent USA Today Coaches Poll top 25.

Here is a complete list of the team competing in the 2024 Players Era Festival in Las Vegas:

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

Players Era Festival 2024 bracket

The Players Era Festival will be split into two groups: Power Group and Impact Group.

San Diego State, No. 19 Creighton, Oregon and No. 20 Texas A&M will form the Power Group side of the bracket, while No. 7 Houston, No. 9 Alabama, Rutgers and Notre Dame will be in the Impact Group side. the bracket.

Each team plays every team in their respective side of the bracket. From there, each of the eight teams will be seeded one through four in their respective groups based on overall record. The top two teams from each group qualify for the championship match, while the next highest teams from each group play in the third place match, and so on.

To view the full schedule, click here.

Players Era Festival 2024 results, schedule

(This section has been updated with new information)

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Tuesday, November 26

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 85, Notre Dame 84

Wednesday November 27

Game 5 (Power Group): Oregon 78, San Diego State 68
Game 6 (Power Group): Texas A&M vs. Creighton | 6:30 PM | Max (streaming only)
Game 7 (Impact Group): Rutgers vs. Alabama | 10 p.m. | TBS (Sling TV)
Game 8 (Impact Group): Notre Dame vs. Houston | 12.30 pm | TBS (Sling TV)

Saturday November 30th

Game 9 (seventh place game): Impact 4 seed vs. Power 4 seed | 1:00 PM | truTV (Sling TV)
Game 10 (5th place match): Impact 3 seed vs. Power 3 seed | 3:30 PM | truTV (Sling TV)
Game 11 (third place match): Impact 2 seed vs. Power 2 seed | 7:00 PM | TNT (Sling TV)
Game 12 (Championship Game): Impact 1 seed vs. Oregon (Power 1 seed) | 9:30 PM | TNT (Sling TV)

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

TV channel: TBS | truTV | TNT
Streaming Options: Sling TV | Max

The majority of the Players Era Festival will air nationally on the Turner family of networks of TBS, truTV and TNT. The Players Era Festival championship match and third place match on Saturday, November 30 will air on TNT.

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

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