Colorado basketball joins loaded 2026 Acrisure Series field

Colorado basketball is in the midst of its offseason, attempting to fill multiple roster spots after losing three of its top four rotation players. As all that roster fluctuation is underway, the 2026-27 schedule is coming into focus.

The Buffaloes, who played in the 2025 Acrisure Series, will again be a part of the Palm Springs event over the Thanksgiving holiday week. Last year, Colorado won its two games against San Francisco and Washington.

CU is one of 12 teams heading to the desert, joining Utah State, Oregon State and Washington State. CBS Sports Jon Rothstein reports that USC, Saint Louis, South Carolina, Stanford, Arizona State, Grand Canyon, Nevada and Santa Clara are the other confirmed teams in the event.

Matchups are still undecided, and the teams will likely be split up into a couple of different brackets. In the 2025 edition, three mini-tournaments made up the Acrisure Series: Acrisure Classic, Acrisure Invitational and Acrisure Holiday Invitational.

The list of participating teams is quite impressive and lends itself to some intriguing matchups. USC, Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State would be former Pac-12 matchups. Several others, like Santa Clara and Saint Louis, are reigning NCAA Tournament teams.

Colorado will find out its two opponents in due time, but fans can begin making plans if they want to see the Buffs in action this Thanksgiving.

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