The Players Era Festival starts Monday in Las Vegas. It's an 18-team tournament (with a weird format) that pays schools millions of dollars to be there. How will the title game be decided? Will it ever be financially feasible? Is it responsible for the field of the 2025 Maui Invitational being ... lackluster?

The 2025 Players Era Festival will take place this week in Las Vegas. Here's what to know, including bracket, scores and how to watch information:

The 2025-26 college basketball season is now in full swing, as the majority of teams in the Big 12 - Arizona State included - have played four or more

"They didn't score to start the second half for a while, and Oscar [Cluff] is just getting every rebound, and that's demoralizing to the other team when they're struggling, and now they can't get some second-chance opportunities," explained Purdue coach Matt Painter.

The SEC went through Week 13 with very little change at the top of the standings. Most teams played Group of Five or FCS opponents, so the main contenders stayed in place heading into the final weekend.