The Players Era 2026 bracket announced headlined by Kansas, Florida and Houston

The Players Era announced the brackets for its new two-week, two-bracket format for November 2026.Houston, Florida and Kansas headline the Players Era 8, which will tip off Tuesday, Nov. 17. The Gators will likely be preseason No. 1, and the bracket is set up for Kansas to face the winner of Houston-Florida if the favorites prevail. The three-day tournament will be played at Michelob ULTRA Arena, and the games will be broadcast on ESPN. Each team will play three games.{"bracketTitle":"bracket-tool_3ffGuPnx2dWU","isSymmetrical":false,"hasHeader":false,"rounds":[{"games":[{"id":"0-0","teams":[{"id":"QP3pSr1PTB5XkOOH","name":"Houston","color":"c8102e","logo":"https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/logos/team/team-logo-285-72x72.png?1753855761000"},{"id":"59uq8ptmXjygAvvK","name":"Rutgers","color":"cc0033","logo":"https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/logos/team/team-logo-382-72x72.png"}]},{"id":"0-1","teams":[{"id":"6lPJk9hmGqYKYAYk","name":"Florida","color":"0021a5","logo":"https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/logos/team/team-logo-550-72x72.png"},{"id":"SB4bIVIxxV7xyt3C","name":"Notre Dame","color":"0c2340","logo":"https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/logos/team/team-logo-304-72x72.png"}]},{"id":"0-2","teams":[{"id":"PQGBc1nZpqPPqHzE","name":"West Virginia","color":"002855","logo":"https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/logos/team/team-logo-386-72x72.png?1659417054"},{"id":"BPnGyEkFjYBWwuHV","name":"Auburn","color":"03244d","logo":"https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/logos/team/team-logo-558-72x72.png"}]},{"id":"0-3","teams":[{"id":"O2v4mes5wH9k9s6X","name":"Kansas","color":"0051ba","logo":"https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/logos/team/team-logo-385-72x72.png"},{"id":"2Dr7EVBRALwVpt4O","name":"UNLV","color":null,"logo":"https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/logos/team/team-logo-497-72x72.png"}]}]},{"games":[{"id":"1-0","teams":[{},{}]},{"id":"1-1","teams":[{},{}]}]},{"games":[{"id":"2-0","teams":[{},{}]}]}]}:root{--sc-dot-size:6px;--sc-active-dot-size:8px;--sc-dot-size-animation-time:.25s}.sc-c...