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 men's edition featured eight teams, in 2025 it was expanded to include 18 teams. The men's tournament was changed from an elimination tournament to a Swiss-system in 2025, with the teams with the best record and the largest margin of victory point differential advancing to the championship. A women's tournament was created in 2025, including four teams. Every participating team was guaranteed at least $1 million in NIL. An additional $12 million was given to teams based on performance. The Michigan Wolverines won the men's tournament, and the Texas Longhorns won the women's inaugural edition.
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.
Times are PST. Winning teams in bold. Source:
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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.
The commentary teams for the tournament are as follows