The Players Era Festival Tickets

Eight teams, twelve games, three days. Players Era 8 opens at Michelob ULTRA Arena inside Mandalay Bay on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, with Houston vs Rutgers at 11 a.m., Notre Dame vs Florida at 1:30 p.m., UNLV vs Kansas at 6:30 p.m. and West Virginia vs Auburn at 9 p.m. Pacific. Semifinals and consolation games fill Wednesday, and the championship tips at 8 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, November 19, on ESPN.

Losing doesn't send anyone home early. Beaten teams drop into consolation games, so all eight play on each of the three days and a fan of any one school gets a game every day. UNLV's opener against Kansas is the local draw. Players Era 8 is the first half of the Players Era Men's Championship; the bigger Players Era 16, with Gonzaga, Michigan and 14 other programs, follows on November 24 to 28, split between T-Mobile Arena and Michelob ULTRA Arena.

Tickets for these dates are sold by session, day or evening, so one ticket covers a pair of games and you need two to see a full day. Some promotions for the event also name Gonzaga and Michigan, but both play the second tournament the following week. Other college games in town are on our sports page.