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Auburn Men's Basketball a part of 2026 Players Era Championship field
TL;DR
Auburn Men's Basketball will participate in the 2026 Players Era Men's Championships, competing in the opening week starting Nov. 16. The event will feature 24 teams and will be broadcasted by ESPN, shifting to a bracket play format this season.
Key points
- Auburn will compete in the 2026 Players Era Championships.
- The event features 24 teams and starts on Nov. 16.
- ESPN will broadcast all 37 games of the event.
- The tournament format is changing to bracket play.
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The new field for the 2026 Players Era Men's Championships has been released, and, for the second season in a row, features the Auburn Tigers.
According to Jeff Borzello of ESPN, the annual event held in Las Vegas will be split into two weeks and feature 24 teams in total. Auburn will compete in the opening week of the event, which begins on Nov. 16 alongside eight teams. Auburn will be joined by Houston, Kansas, West Virginia, Notre Dame, Rutgers, UNLV, and SEC rival Florida during the "Players Era Eight" portion of the event, which will occur the week before Thanksgiving.
Borzello also reports that many more changes to the Player's Era will occur this season, in addition to field expansion. ESPN has acquired the broadcast rights to the event and will air all 37 games over two weeks following the event's two-year broadcasting run on the Turner family of networks. The format of the tournament is also changing. In previous years, every team had two locked-in opponents, with its third game being determined by record and scoring margin. This year, the event will shift to bracket play.
This year will mark the second-straight season that Auburn will compete in the Players Era Men's Championships. Last season, Auburn defeated Oregon and St. John's in the event and lost to eventual national champion Michigan in the second game of its trip to Las Vegas.
Official dates, times, venue, and opponents will be revealed at a later date.
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Q&A
What teams will Auburn face in the 2026 Players Era Men's Championships?
Auburn will compete against Houston, Kansas, West Virginia, Notre Dame, Rutgers, UNLV, and Florida during the event.
When does the 2026 Players Era Men's Championships start?
The championships will begin on November 16, 2026.
What changes are being made to the format of the Players Era Men's Championships?
This year, the tournament will shift to a bracket play format instead of the previous system of locked-in opponents.
